ull ▁tort ure : ▁people ▁were ▁closed ▁inside ▁the ▁ox , ▁which ▁then ▁was ▁he ated ▁until ▁they ▁suff oc ated ▁and ▁burn ed . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Christians ▁in ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁under ▁Emperor ▁Dom it ian ▁( r . ▁ 8 1 – 9 6 ) ▁the ▁Ox , ▁still ▁in ▁Per g am um , ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁execute ▁Saint ▁Ant ip as . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Pat ro log ia ▁Lat ina , ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Julian ▁the ▁Apost ate ▁( r . ▁ 3 6 1 – 3 6 3 ) ▁many ▁Christians ▁were ▁burn ed ▁inside ▁the ▁Bull , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁already ▁moved ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁In ▁ 5 6 2 ▁the ▁Forum , ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁surrounded ▁by ▁w are h ouses ▁and ▁work sh ops , ▁burn ed ▁down . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁us ur per ▁Ph oc as ▁( r . ▁ 6 0 2 – 6 1 0 ) ▁was ▁also ▁inc iner ated ▁in ▁the ▁ox ' s ▁head ▁following ▁his ▁de position . ▁According ▁to ▁some ▁sources , ▁ ▁Emperor ▁Her ac lius ▁( r . ▁ 6 1 0 – 6 4 1 ) ▁m elt ed ▁the ▁statue ▁to ▁mint ▁b ull ion ▁co ins ▁needed ▁to ▁pay ▁his ▁army ▁for ▁his ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Pers ians . ▁However , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁certain ▁since ▁execution s ▁using ▁the ▁Ox ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁att ested ▁after ▁Her ac lius ' s ▁reign