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Episode CLXXXI - Crucifixion

Emperors of Rome

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Crucifixion

crucifixion was a popular form of punishment for people who had done wrong. Usually reserved for the worst and lowest, if i can put it that way or the enemy. It would not be carried out normally on anybody who was, for example, a roman citizen. But there are hints in our sources that originally it was more a form of punishment that didn't necessarily result in death.

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