The dark and eerie history of immurement, the chilling act of entombing someone alive to face a slow, agonizing death, stretches back to the days of ancient Rome.
In this grim past, young girls from noble families were chosen to serve as Vestal Virgins, tending the sacred fire of Vesta, the goddess of hearth and home. These priestesses were bound by a stringent vow of celibacy.
Breaking this vow didn’t result in a mere execution; it triggered a fate far more harrowing. Since spilling the blood of a Vestal Virgin was strictly forbidden, a ghastly alternative was conceived.
A small underground vault, barely furnished with a couch and a scant supply of food and water, would be prepared. The guilty priestess was led to this dismal chamber, sealed inside, and abandoned to endure a drawn-out, excruciating demise.
This punishment was a grim reminder of the price of transgression and the macabre ingenuity of ancient justice.
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