The punishment was for parracide. They threw you in the Tiber river and it took a loooong time for the bag to finally sink on its way to the ocean. In the meantime all hell was breaking out in that bag. A horrible way to die and it definitely was a deterrent.
The punishment was for parracide. They threw you in the Tiber river and it took a loooong time for the bag to finally sink on its way to the ocean. In the meantime all hell was breaking out in that bag. A horrible way to die and it definitely was a deterrent.