Scaphism

[Sarah]

An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, byconfining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smearedwith honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects untilhe died.

[Sarah]

Scaphism, also known as the boats, is an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death. The name comes from the Greek word skaphe, meaning scooped

[Sarah]

Death by being coverd in honey and left out in the hot sun.