Tunica molesta

A tunica molesta (Latin for "annoying shirt") was a shirt impregnated with flammable substances such as naphtha or resin,[1] used to execute people by burning in ancient Rome.[2]

It is also a form of a Shirt of Flame later used in death by burning as described in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

References
  1. "Roman Times: The Tunica Molesta: Roman Execution Ad Flammas". 9 December 2010.
  2. Fiery Finery


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