| Crosses - Roman Way of Execution |
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Crucifixion was one of the most painful, humiliating, and slow means of death that the Romans could devise.
The cross that Jesus carried would have only been the horizontal beam. The vertical part would have been the trunk of a growing tree. The plaque at the top carried the accusation. The short horizontal piece provided the condemned with just enough support for his bottom to prolong his agony. |