People have been killing other people for as long as time. Ancient people didn’t need a machine gun or a grenade blaster to do the job; they simply gathered a couple things from around the house and got to work. We all know cooking oil can be commonly found in most homes, but what about dead bodies? In ancient times when there was no control for diseases and epidemics ravaged populations. In times of the plague for example, nearly every household had it share of dead bodies around.
Historical weapons may not seem practical to us now, but they worked like a charm back then. Boiling oil was commonly used to keep invaders out of walled cities. When soldiers feared rebels were nearing they would boil big vats of oil atop the city’s walls and when the invaders attempted to climb the walls the soldiers would pour the boiling oil on them.
Dead bodies were also used to prevent unwanted visitors into a town. Citizens would pile up dead bodies and use them as a wall. It worked quite well because even the most dedicated invaders didn’t want to risk contracting the plague or climbing over rotting corpses.
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