There’s actually quite the debate about scaphism on the Wiki Talk page, with some editors questioning the veracity of Plutarch and asking for other sources.
Wiki Talk 页面上实际上有很多关于 scaphism 的争论,一些编辑质疑 Plutarch 的真实性并要求提供其他来源。
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Plutarch did indeed write that account of scaphism, but some historians believe he may have done so to demonize the Persians and make his own culture look better.
Scaphism, also known as the boats, was an ancient Persian method of execution designed to inflict torturous death that was described by the Persians' archenemies, the Greeks. The name comes from the Greek σκάφη, skáphe, meaning "anything scooped (or hollowed) out".