Viggen Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 The graphic portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus in Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" has brought the ancient world's execution method of choice in all its horror to the big screen. Jesus is the best known victim of crucifixion. But thousands of other Jews were put to death on the cross by the Romans, trying to quash Jewish rebellions in the Holy Land in the first century. Yet strangely the remains of only one victim have ever been found. He was Yehohanan Ben Hagkol, a Jewish man whose heel bone, excavated by archaeologists near Jerusalem in 1968, still had a nail embedded in it. full article at Reuters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Amazing find, though the story fails to point out that it wasn't a special method of execution used only for Jews. The Romans could certainly be very indiscriminate when it came to crucifiction. IE. Spartacus and the slave rebellion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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