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In ancient times many things were considered crimes. Things that today might not even require a talking to were considered crimes, with the punishments being much more severe as well. If you hit your father you got you hand cut off! If you killed him you were thrown in a sack with a snake, an ape, a dog and a cockerel then you were chucked into the river to die. Some punishments were just plain pointless, like if you accused someone of murder but couldn't prove it, you were killed. Some laws were very exact: like if outlaws go to a wine makers house and are not arrested the wine maker will be killed.

Some other common punishments were: southern summit of the Capitoline Hill) These days, punishments are humane, and in Australia you can't get the death penalty. Each case is looked over properly with a judge and, depending on the severity of the case, a jury too.
 * Beheading (Getting your head cut off)
 * Strangling
 * Throwing a criminal from the Tarpeian Rock (Getting thrown off the
 * Crucifixion (Getting your hands nailed to a cross and left to die)
 * Tying someone up and throwing them in the river

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