The Bible's New Testament states that Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion. Tacitus discusses the persecution of Christ's followers, who were ...

The crucifixion of Jesus, who did not possess a gladiator's physique and stamina, did not commence but culminated when he was nailed to the cross. After the brutal, all night scourging by Roman ...

meaning even the Roman gods were subject to the God of all." Daprile said that in time, crucifixion art such as the Matthias Grünewald altarpiece made between 1516 and 1517 was incorporated into ...

And, that's exactly what they did. EXECUTION BY CRUCIFIXION The Romans had a genius for brutality. They were good at building bridges and they were good at killing people, and they were better at ...

How does crucifixion kill you? Here’s what we know. Crucifixion is a gruesome mode of execution, and that’s why the Romans in Jesus’ day used it. A method of control and intimidation ...

Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

After Jesus was sent to Pontius Pilate, who was the Roman governor of Judea at the time, Pilate offered the choice of who to condemn to death to the crowd, as was tradition. The crowd chose to ...