The terrifying story of one of the worst deaths in history, when a man was thrown into a bag with a monkey, a chicken and a snake

This is terrible not only for humans, but also for any animal that ends up in the bag.

The Romans did much more than conquer the world, they created cruel punishments. One of these provided that a person who killed his parents was thrown into a bag with a “monkey, a chicken and a snake”, and sometimes with a dog.

According to LADbible, this was intended to prevent crimes against the family. In the following years, this concept was extended to stepfathers, uncles, aunts, grandfathers, grandmothers, etc.

The punishment was known as Poena Cullei, also known as “the most terrible Roman punishment”. In fact, the criminal was placed in a bag with animals, which was then sewn up and thrown into the river. Man and animal struggled to breathe and attacked each other until everyone inside died.

Although no one actually calls it a Poena Cullei and calls it a punishment for parricide, the fine details here don't have…