Who invented crucifixion? The Persians are commonly credited with this, but evidence suggests that it may have been the Greeks.

The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often ...

Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

His study is pivotal for understanding the propagation of Christianity within the Roman Empire following Jesus's crucifixion. Tacitus, respected for his critical eye on Roman politics, did not shy ...

'Ecce Homo' (Behold the Man), by 19th-century painter Antonio Ciseri, depicts Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to a crowd in Jerusalem. Tungsten/Galleria d'Arte Moderna via Wikimedia Commons ...