"Autumn hills gather the last lightโs glow,
Birds in flocks chase the fading sun.
Glimmering colors shine, then vanish โ
No sound lingers in the empty air."
(Wang Wei - Taoist poet; 699โ759)
@dr_duchesne And: Study comparative history, in those times, torture was omnipresent - in all parts of the world! From tribes to 'high cultures' (how can we even talk of 'culture', if they applied torture...)