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Here are some very strange deaths that have occurred in prehistoric times. The following list includes some of the most unusual ways of dying imaginable. There are lots of strange ways to die and these might be the strangest deaths of all. These are some of the most unique and extremely rare circumstances surrounding a death that you can think of. Do you know someone who has died of laughter? Did you know a Roman general died when 'molten gold' was poured into his mouth representing the perils of his 'great thirst for wealth.'? If not, read this list of all the unusual deaths of prehistoric people who died in strange ways.

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    Chrysippus Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Chrysippus

    Philosopher, Mathematician
    Soli, Cilicia
    Male
    “ A Greek stoic philosopher, is believed to have died of laughter after watching his drunk donkey attempt to eat figs. „
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    Eleazar Maccabeus Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Eleazar Maccabeus

    Male
    “ Was crushed to death at the Battle of Beth-zechariah by a War elephant that he believed to be carrying Seleucid King Antiochus V; charging into battle, Eleazar rushed underneath the elephant and thrust a spear into its belly, whereupon it fell dead on top of him. „
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    Empedocles Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Empedocles

    Philosopher, Physicist
    Agrigento
    Male
    “ Pre-Socratic philosopher, secretly jumped into an active volcano (Mt. Etna). According to Diogenes Laërtius, this was to convince the people of his time that he had been taken up by the gods on Olympus. „
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    Heraclitus Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Heraclitus

    Philosopher, Physicist
    Ephesus
    Male
    “ A Greek Philosopher who, testing his theory that heat could stop the liquid of life from escaping the body, sought to cure his dropsy by having his followers encase his body in cow manure, perishing in the attempt. „
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    Herod the Great Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Herod the Great

    Male
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    Hypatia of Alexandria Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Hypatia of Alexandria

    Philosopher, Mathematician, Librarian, Scientist
    Alexandria
    Female
    “ Greek mathematician and Pagan philosopher, was murdered by a Christian mob by having her skin ripped off with sharp sea-shells; what remained of her was burned. „
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    Marcus Licinius Crassus Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Marcus Licinius Crassus

    Politician, General
    Roman Republic
    Male
    “ Was reported as having been put to death by the Parthians after losing the battle of Carrhae, by being forced to drink a goblet of molten gold, symbolic of his great wealth. A much more likely scenario is that in which, following his death, the Parthian executioner(s) poured said 'molten gold' into his mouth as a message/symbol representing the perils of his 'great thirst for wealth.' „
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    Milo of Croton Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Milo of Croton

    Male
    “ Came upon a tree-trunk split with wedges. Testing his strength, he tried to rend it with his bare hands by inserting his fingers in the gap. The wedges fell, trapping his hands in the tree making him unable to defend himself from attacking wolves who devoured him. „
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    Mithridates

    “ Condemned for the murder of Cyrus the Younger, was executed by scaphism, surviving the insect torture 17 days. „
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    Philitas of Cos

    “ Greek intellectual, is said by Athenaeus of Naucratis to have studied arguments and erroneous word-usage so intensely that he wasted away and starved to death. „
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    Pyrrhus of Epirus Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Pyrrhus of Epirus

    Male
    “ The conqueror and source of the term pyrrhic victory, according to Plutarch died while fighting an urban battle in Argos when an old woman threw a roof tile at him, stunning him and allowing an Argive soldier to kill him. „
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    Saint Antipas Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Saint Antipas

    Male
    “ Bishop of Pergamum, was roasted to death in a brazen bull during the persecutions of Emperor Domitian. Saint Eustace, as well as his wife and children supposedly suffered a similar fate under Hadrian. According to legend, the creator of the brazen bull, Perillos of Athens, was the first to be put into the brazen bull when he presented his invention to Phalaris, Tyrant of Agrigentum, but he was taken out before he died to be thrown from a hill where he met his ultimate demise. „
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    Saint Peter Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Saint Peter

    Martyr, Pope
    Bethsaida
    Male
    “ Was executed by the Romans. According to tradition, he asked not to be crucified in the normal way, but was instead executed on an inverted cross. „
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    Valerian Unusual Deaths: Prehistoric People Who Died In Strange Ways People picture

    Valerian

    Male
    “ After being defeated in battle and captured by the Persians, was supposedly used as a footstool by the King Shapur I. After a long period of punishment and humiliation, Shapur is said to have had the emperor skinned alive and his skin stuffed with straw or dung and preserved as a trophy. „

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