15 Gruesome Torture Devices You Won't Believe Actually Existed

11. The Tub

The convicted person would be placed in a tub of freezing cold water with only their head sticking out. After they are submerged, they would have milk and honey rubbed onto their face to attract the attention of insects and birds that would peck away at their skin and eyes. You would left here for a few days without food or clean water and people would often be floating in their own excrement and it would get into their system if they didn't close their mouths in time. After a few days in this condition, maggots and worms would begin to have a feast as the person started to decay whilst they were still alive.