Execution Place General

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Execution sites were located on hills, crossroads, and outside the city, as they were considered unclean places.
These were desolate locations that everyone avoided; no craftsman wanted to work there for fear of losing their honour. The only person who frequently moved nearby was the executioner, who often lived close to the execution site.
Ordinary people visited the execution site only for one purpose: when an execution was taking place. Executions were a popular public spectacle, often attracting the entire town. Capital punishment could only be carried out by certain towns, and not all of them had an executioner.

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