What was the Roman candle? Is it the cruelest method of execution one could be put through? - Ancient Civilizations - Quora
![Roman History on Twitter: "Roman alarm clock. When the candle burns, the wax round the nail melts and it clatters into the metal plate. http://t.co/jIjraTFOqm" / Twitter Roman History on Twitter: "Roman alarm clock. When the candle burns, the wax round the nail melts and it clatters into the metal plate. http://t.co/jIjraTFOqm" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CISshH8WgAAfHsa.jpg)
Roman History on Twitter: "Roman alarm clock. When the candle burns, the wax round the nail melts and it clatters into the metal plate. http://t.co/jIjraTFOqm" / Twitter
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