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Minoans sacrificed children in at least one of the palaces and practiced ritual cannibalism, according to recent finds. Romans destroyed the site of Carthage wi
by robotomir 9y ago
Minoans sacrificed children in at least one of the palaces and practiced ritual cannibalism, according to recent finds. Romans destroyed the site of Carthage with great care, but you have to wonder what the myth of child sacrifices in the brazen bull really means.
- riffic 9y agoritual cannibalism This brings to mind one of my favorite reads: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beginning_Was_the_End https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beginning_Was_the_End
- MisterTea 9y agoYou can add the Kingdom of Judah to that list (look up Topheth).
- solipsism 9y agoIt's no where near clear that a civilization practicing brutal rituals is evidence of "near universal" childhood abuse. Most children were not sacrificed. In fact, most children likely never saw a sacrifice. But even if they did, that doesn't rise to the level of traumatic abuse (except perhaps in modern sensibilities).
- hnzix 9y ago> you have to wonder what the myth of child sacrifices in the brazen bull really means. The stories of sacrifice to Moloch are supported by archeological finds of child remains around Carthage. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jan/21/carthaginians-sacrificed-own-children-study https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jan/21/carthaginian...