Suicide By Petition

The Roman Empire had a quite different ideology than the present population. When it came to suicide, Roman people either just did it or they could even submit a petition to the Senate to take their own life! You must be wondering why would anyone tell everyone about committing suicide. Well, if telling everyone will provide them with an easy way to die, why wouldn’t they? Yes, they were given a free dose of hemlock if their petition was approved. Hemlock is a toxic herb that quickly paralyzes the respiratory system and causes painless death.