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Some Byzantine Emperors were quite brutal, for example Basil II the Bulgar-Slayer, who was said to have captured 15,000 Bulgarian prisoners and blinded 99 of every 100 men, leaving a lone one-eyed man in each cohort to lead the rest back to their ruler. In Byzantine politics, mutilation was a...

Why were Chinese emperors and the Chinese legal system in general so brutal in their punishments, compared to European absolute monarchs in the modern period? Like for example, the Chinese have laws like the entire bloodlines of political enemies have executed, this even includes relatives of...

The 8tth Amendment prohibits the government from excessive bail and the use of “cruel and unusual punishments.” What defines punishment to be “cruel and unusual”? How do we measure a punishment’s cruelty? Can there be unusual types of punishment that are not cruel? I assume the court decides that?

Hi friends , Always while coming to the Auranzeb news there is always two different types of news are there +ve n -ve 1) He is very cruel and bloodshed ruler at his times , he demolished 1000 s of temples killed 1,50,000 brahmins ,converted many hindus to muslims . 2) He is great emporer at...

The eighth amendment states, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” In Trop V Dulles chief Justice earl Warren wrote that the cruel & unusual punishment should be defined “ from the evolving standards of decency that...

Name historical figures who you consider to be the most psychopathic, cruel, depraved or any combination thereof. Then explain why. I'll start it off with the prolific child killer Gilles de Rais, a leader in the French army and a companion of Joan of Arc...

Who was the more depraved, evil, twisted, and sadistic Emperor between Nero and Caligula?

From some souces I have read that he recieved the Impaler nickname after death and that a lot of his reputation was a mixture of PR to make him scary to his foes and rumors spread by his enemies. He was of course a brutal and violent man but was he a great deal more so then other military...

My life woes got me thinking about this. For every good thing that happens, we tend to assume there's a motive behind it. Even gift giving. For all the good in the world, there's a dozen more bad things going on. Palestine, AIDS, starvation in the modern era, you name it. You'd think we'd...

`In 1890 during the dispute between electric current included which current would best power an electric chair. To execute a William Kemmler. Kimmler killed his lover by striking her 25 times with an axe. Edison went about testing his method on dogs, cows even a few horses. On august 6 1980...

There really are no exceptions to the cruelty and inhumanity that of which politicians have been influenced with. In the Ancient Greek city state of Sparta, babies with disabilities, children with illnesses etc. were all thrown in the river. In Rome, people were crucified for preaching liberty...

i was recently reading about Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler and although helping his country to prosper set a lot of strict laws and harsh punishments. so i decided to make this thread, what do you think where among the most cruel rulers of medieval times.

Bhai Mati Dass and Bhai Sati Dass both brothers were sons of Bhai Hira Nand. Their ancestor, Gautam Dass was a resident of village Kariala in Jehlum district. He was initiated into Sikh faith by Guru Arjan Dev. Pleased at his services, the Guru had bestowed on him the title of 'Bhai' (brother)...

Edit: Just reviewing my own post again, I can see the kind of... ugliness in it. I assure you this is meant only for philosophical and ethical discussion. If this post is against the rules of this forum (I suddenly came in doubt about this), I am very sorry. Please delete it then. When...

What made the Mongols so cruel? why did they act in that manner that they did?

Take your pick and explain why you think that one was the cruelest: - The Indonesian National Revolution (Dutch), 100,000-150,000 Indonesian dead, 5,000 Dutch - First Indochina War (French), 500,000-600,000 Vietnamese dead, 75,000 French dead - Madagascar Revolt (French), 60,000-80,000 people...

What is the most cruel regime in history? Of course Nazi-Germany is a good pick, but I can hardly believe that's the most cruel one in history. What do you fellow historum forum members think?

Could anyone tell me how he managed to get the cruel appendage to his name?

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Why of all wars, the civil wars seems to be more cruel and more violent then all others? The civil war in the US is not a bad example, acts of cruelty and attrocities often happened, when confederate or union forces light on fire "enemy" towns, killing civilians, even though all were practically...