Although many execution methods, such as burning to death, are centuries old, capital punishments were not well-documented throughout most of history. While the famous “eye for an eye”tenet of theCode of Hammurabiwas explicit in its punishments, there are no records of who actually received those punishments. Each of these individuals is the first recorded execution of his or her kind, whether it was the brutal punishment received or the age, gender, or location.
10: Priscillian
iscillian was a priest who practiced extreme self-discipline and abstention. He was also a Manichaean, which was against the doctrine of the Christian church.Manichaeism is a religion founded by Mani, a Persian man who viewed himself as a prophet right up therewith Buddha and Jesus. The religion states that life on Earth is the worst and true knowledge of the soul is the only way to save it.Needless to say, Emperor Maximus of theRoman Empirecried heresy and Priscillian was beheaded. Not only was hethe first person recorded to receive this punishment, but it was also the first time that the government and church got together to accuse someone of heresy.[1]This practice continued for a long time and was used whenever religious or political rebels needed to be dealt with.
9: William Maurice
cusedpirateWilliam Maurice has the unfortunate title of being the first recorded person to be hanged, drawn, andquartered. In fact, the punishment was specifically designed for him.Remember that scene inBraveheartwhere that other William (Wallace) was onthe table? There was screaming, and we knew that some kind of horrific torture was happening, so bad that they couldn’t even show it on-screen. Yeah, he was being disemboweled and castrated. And that’s not even the worst of it. (Well, maybe it is—or when they burn the entrails and genitals in front of the shocked but still alive person.)To be hanged, drawn, and quartered is a lengthy process of torture that the townspeople really seemed to enjoy, so much so that many men after Maurice received the same punishment.The “drawn” part actually comes first. Poor Maurice was dragged by horses to the execution table, where the disemboweling happened. Then he was beheaded.[2]His body was tied to four horses that were headed in opposing directions (the quartering part), and the body parts were then displayed around the town.
3: Unnamed men of Netherland
ot much is known about this case, only that the unnamed men were accused of sodomy and received the punishment of death byfire. The two men lived in Egmont nearAmsterdamand were the first recorded to be punished for these acts in the northern Netherlands
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