Did you realize that, in antiquated Rome, the punishment for criminal assault was having your gonads smashed by a substantial shake?
The root word “assault” originates from “raptus,” and principally alluded to the snatching of lady. Sexual infringement was alluded to as “stuprum,” yet eventually they were consolidated into a solitary wrongdoing. This, obviously, just connected to residents – slaves, sex specialists and other individuals without rights could be assaulted uninhibitedly.
On the off chance that you did the deed, however, the disciplines could be extraordinary. The assault of a male resident or a female virgin was deserving of execution, yet different sorts got less extraordinary yet at the same time horrendous things done to them. One of the more typical sentences was mutilation utilizing substantial rocks – the attacker would sit leg over leg and a stone would be dropped on their scrotum, smashing it to mash.
Truly harsh, huh? Roman equity was no joke. While we immovably put stock in unforgiving discipline for attackers, this appears somewhat outrageous. In any case, we won’t let our affection for balls meddle with the control of law.