>>1027859>>1027864Correcting my point about Roman deforestation: They didn't make a point of deforesting areas, but they had no moral qualms about chopping down acres upon acres of woodland to feed their expansion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_during_the_Roman_periodCorrection on my point about Celts: They didn't deforest their land to disadvantage the Romans, but they did do it to make room to graze their herds of cattle. So much so that the native Scots pine was almost driven to extinction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland_(400%E2%80%93800)Correction on my point about the Blood Eagle:
The blood eagle wasn't reserved for blasphemers, but it was a way to honor Odin after a battle had been won. Additionally, historians debate whether the Blood Eagle was a literary invention or not, though it is documented in 2 separate Sagas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_eagle >Einarr made them carve an eagle on his back with a sword, and cut the ribs all from the backbone, and draw the lungs there out, and gave him to Odin for the victory he had won.Correcting my point about weak babies: I was getting the Norse mixed up with the Greeks. There was a specific chasm that weak babies would be thrown into, though scholars dispute whether this is true. Excavations have only revealed adult skeletons, though it has been argued that infants would decompose much easier and quickly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta>It is commonly stated that if they considered it "puny and deformed", the baby was thrown into a chasm on Mount Taygetos. Sparta is often portrayed as being unique in this matter; however, there is considerable evidence that the killing of unwanted children was practiced in other Greek regions, including Athens. 