TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by muadib1974 t3_104st9r on January 6, 2023 at 12:19 PM in todayilearned 118 comments 785
Sgt_Fox t1_j3b6wsw wrote on January 7, 2023 at 8:02 AM I knew about the 2nd part, but I always thought they tied the person to the perimeter of a heavy wheel and then rolled the wheel across a track to break the bones Permalink 1
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