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Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin
Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin
An execution wheel exhibited in the Museum of Cultural History Franziskanerkloster in Zittau, Saxony, Germany, dated in the centre with year 1775. Bol
An execution wheel exhibited in the Museum of Cultural History Franziskanerkloster in Zittau, Saxony, Germany, dated in the centre with year 1775. Bolted to the lower rim edge is an iron blade-like thrust attachment
Breaking-wheel machine used to execute Matthias Klostermayr, Bavaria, 1772
Breaking-wheel machine used to execute Matthias Klostermayr, Bavaria, 1772
Executions of Cossacks by Russian troops in Baturyn or Lebedyn, 1708–1709
Executions of Cossacks by Russian troops in Baturyn or Lebedyn, 1708–1709
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Anarchist Auguste Vaillant about to be guillotined in France in 1894
Anarchist Auguste Vaillant about to be guillotined in France in 1894
The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1883). Roman Circus Maximus.
The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1883). Roman Circus Maximus.
The Death of Socrates (1787), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
The Death of Socrates (1787), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
The breaking wheel was used during the Middle Ages and was still in use into the 19th century.
The breaking wheel was used during the Middle Ages and was still in use into the 19th century.