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by Miss Priceless Princess fancies RUSirius on June 26th, 2009
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by Firebrand on June 26th, 2009
Salome did .
Decapitation was and still is a method of death penalty that was used a lot in the past. The head was then usually put on a spike as a warning to other criminals or just the general population.
by Talimze on June 26th, 2009
Some of them do. The English commander who said it in Braveheart probably meant it.
by Wyn the Doll on June 26th, 2009
Well Priceless, I think it depends on the villain and what culture/ethnicity of the villain.
by Rollie on June 26th, 2009
They probably don't expect this to really happen, just for the person to get killed.
However, the Apostle Paul was reported to have been beheaded by Nero (Roman Emperor at the time). He asked for Paul's head on a plate:
The only thing we have to go on is Christian tradition, which has Paul being behead in Rome, around the mid 60s A.D., during the reign of Nero. Most Bible dictionaries and some commentaries can give us details on the traditions surrounding Paul's death.
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by Miss Priceless Princess fancies RUSirius on June 26th, 2009
Or her mom... anyway, it resulted in John the Baptist's head being presented on a silver platter. Good answer.
by PharFigNewton on June 27th, 2009
Thank you :)
by Firebrand on June 27th, 2009