Discussion Suicide in ancient times. idk if to put it in discussion or methods

[tormentedhusk]

How did they do it back then? How was it viewed?

 

[Life'sA6itch]

I would guess very painful methods like stabbing or slashing oneself or eating or drinking whatever item in those times known to cause illness or death. Perhaps drowning would have been a choice or going into caves where others had previously died (from high concentrations of deadly gases) even if they didn't know why people died there. Maybe some of them jumped from high natural features such as cliffs or tall man-made structures as well. A fall or jump into a volcano for example would have also been known to be deadly in ancient times. Even in ancient times there were various concoctions that would also bring about death. However, maybe not with the speed or certainty of some possibilities of today.

 

[Bblconsumer]

Well suicide mostly depends on where they were, poisoning was huge, people like Socrates (while not voluntary) was forced to drink hemlock to die.

But views wise it also depended, people were forced into it ala Socrates, but there was a Philosopher who's ideas is said to of caused a string of suicides because he said that pleasure never could truly stay, and his works were banned.

But promortalism is everywhere throughout time and this is a Western primarily Greco account.