Sisamnes was a corrupt judge in ancient Persia. When the king, Cambyses II, found out that Sisamnes took a bribe to make an unfair decision, he did something very harsh. He had Sisamnes arrested and ordered that he be skinned alive. Then, they turned Sisamnes' skin into leather strips. Cambyses appointed Sisamnes' son, Otanes, as the new judge. To remind Otanes to be fair and honest, Cambyses covered the judge's chair with the strips of his father's skin.
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