00:00This was the cruelest torture in ancient Rome.
00:02First, the prisoner would be enclosed inside a narrow wall.
00:05With so little space, the prisoner could only stand perfectly upright.
00:08The executioner would bring food and water every day to keep the prisoner alive.
00:12But this care was deadly.
00:14The prisoner could not move at all, and could only watch helplessly.
00:17As their legs swelled and ached from standing for so long, until they were tortured to death.
00:21There was an even more brutal punishment, using goats to torment prisoners.
00:25First, the prisoner was firmly tied to a table.
00:27Then the executioner poured large amounts of salt water onto the prisoner's feet.
00:31After that, a goat began to lick the salt water off the prisoner's feet.
00:34At first, the goat's licking might feel only slightly ticklish.
00:37But as time passed, the barbs on the goat's tongue took effect.
00:40The barbs gradually stripped away the skin on the prisoner's saws.
00:44In the end, the prisoner died from suffocation, unable to endure the agony.
