The automaton, Apega, was one of the advancements in technology of the ancient Greco-Roman world used as implements of torture, along with other torture devices such as the cross, the wheel, and the brazen bull of Phalaris. Nabis would control the machine through hidden devices until the victim agreed to pay a tribute or to the point of death. The device's arms, hands, and breasts were covered with iron nails, and the arms were capable of crushing the body of its victim. When the drunken visitors hugged her, this triggered the arms to close. This was the replica, dressed in expensive clothing, with arms outstretched. Those who did not give money were sent to deal with his wife. The mechanical Apega, according to Polybius, was a machine, a well-executed replica of the real wife of Nabis, and was used by Nabis to collect money from unwilling Spartan citizens. It was invented by Nabis, a king who ruled Sparta as a tyrant from 207 to 192 BC. The Apega of Nabis, also known as the Iron Apega, was described by Polybius as an ancient torture device similar to the iron maiden. An ancient Greek coin with a portrait of Nabis, king of Sparta and inventor of the Iron Apega.
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