Crucifixion And Jesus

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was led by a complete Roman military guard, headed by a centurion. One of the soldiers carried a sign, titulus, on which the condemned man's name and crime were displayed. Later, the titulus would be attached to the top of the cross.
At the site of execution, by law, the victim was given a bitter drink of wine mixed with myrrh, gall, as a mild analgesic. The criminal was then thrown to the ground on his back, with his arms outstretched along the patibulum, the hands could be nailed or tied to the crossbar, but nailing apparently was preferred by the Romans. The archaeological remains of a crucified body, found in an ossuary near Jerusalem and dating from the time of Christ, indicate that the nails were tapered iron spikes approximately 5 to 7 in (13 to 18 cm) long with a square shaft 3/8 in (1 cm) across. Next, the feet were fixed to the cross, either by nails or ropes. To accomplish this, flexion of the knees may have been quite prominent, and the bent legs may have been rotated ...

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