What is Scaphism?
{{Wikify|date=March 2025}} '''Scaphism''' or '''The Boats''' was a supposed method of execution where the condemned was sandwiched between two [[Canoe|canoes]] or halves of a [[log]], force fed [[milk]] and [[honey]] and be left in the middle of a stagnant body of water. The victim was also covered in the milk and honey and generally stripped naked. The smell of this cocktail and the inevitable excrement attracted [[Insect|insects]] and other [[vermin]] to devour the body. It is unclear whether scaphism was ever actually used, because there are not many reliable sources.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McDaniel|first=Spencer|date=2020-05-24|title=Was Scaphism a Real Thing?|url=https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2020/05/23/was-scaphism-a-real-thing/|access-date=2024-07-08|website=Tales of Times Forgotten|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Capital punishment]]