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# Castration as punishment for crimes against the emperor in Ancient Rome and China
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/v-drevnem-rime-i-kitae-oskorblenie-pravitelia-bunt-i-drugie-prestupleniia-protiv-imperatora-nakazyvalis-kastratsiei/
- Published: 2017-04-08T17:45:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:06:22.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Archaeology, Monarchies, Rome, Humour

In Ancient Rome and China, insulting the ruler, rebellion and other crimes against the emperor were punished by castration. Here, by way of illustration, are some Roman castration tongs. These ones, admittedly, were for animals. Something to ponder at your leisure