The death penalty was a sanction for a long list of non-violent crimes: criticizing the king, stealing a loaf of bread. Slavery, of course, was the preferred labor-saving device, and cruelty was a popular form of entertainment. Perhaps the most vivid example was the practice of cat burning, in which a cat was hoisted on a stage and lowered in a sling into a fire, and the spectators shrieked in laughter as the cat, howling in pain,
王様の批判や パン泥棒など 暴力とは関係のない罪にも 死刑は適用され 労働力を確保するために 奴隷制が多用されていました 娯楽も残酷で 一番強烈なのは 猫の火あぶりです　吊るされた猫が 火の中に入れられ 痛みで鳴き声を上げ 焼死する姿を見て 観客はギャーッと声をあげながら