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Origin of Crucifixion
Crucifixion was a crude from of capital punishment or torture used by many ancient empires such as the Persians and Romans, common in the 100 BC up to the 100 AD. Crucifixion was a punishment where a victim were tied or nailed to a wooden beam of some sort, and left to hang and die. Minimal archeological evidence is found on crucified bodies because the victims were left to decay, on the wooden beam. Crucifixion was most well known in Rome, which conveys why most forms of crucifixion contain Latin or Roman forms of speech. Three forms of crucifixion remain the most well know which include Crux Comissa, Crux Decussata, and Crux Immissa. Crux Commissa is a wooden beam that contains a crossbeam at the very top of the vertical beam, revealing a capital “T” shape. The second type of beam used was the Crux Decussata, which was two beams that crossed one another in an “X” shape. This cross was not common but appears to be known based on ancient history of the Apostle Andrew who believed he was not worthy enough to be crucified on the same cross as Jesus. The final, and most common cross was the Crux Immissa which is the most common cross conveyed based on the popularly known crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Ancient crosses of crucifixion usually just included a single wooden beam in which the victim’s hands would be tied or nailed at the top, and the feet at the bottom.
Crucifixion was a forewarning and significant symbol to others to abide by the rules or laws to the specific region or place. The performance of crucifixion was also used as a for of humiliation and varied on the punishment. During Jesus’ crucifixion, his cross bared the words “Here lies Jesus King of the Jews,” on what was called the titulus that was not very common but was occasionally placed on the crosses. Another form of public embarrassment was walking your own cross to the site crucifixions, which were crude forms of punishment that were used by the Romans. The wooden beam itself would usually weigh up to 300 pounds and the crossbeam was about 100, a preposterous amount of weight to be carrying on your shoulder. When being attached to the cross, it was most common to be nailed. The cross would lay on the ground and your wrists would be nailed to either side of the cross while your ankles would be crossed and nailed through the middle of both. These two places would ensure that your body were attached to the cross and would suffer for an extended amount of time. In addition to being nailed, there was usually a seat known as a sedile that would be placed halfway down from the cross so that your body would be also held together by it. After being crucified, death came quickly as your limbs were usually broken or damaged from being nailed and hung on the cross but in some cases a victim may last up to an hour.
Crucifixion has become a widely known subject based upon the famously known crucifixion of Jesus Christ and has become a symbol to Christianity across the world. In history after the Roman Empire and almost 1500 years later, Japan used crucifixion as a sign against Christianity, crucifying twenty-six Christians. Crucifixion is used both as a punishment for crime, sign for redemption, and in instances is used to mock Christianity. It was a cruel form on punishment that was used to set an forewarning towards other religions and towards regular citizens of ancient nations.
Crucifixion was a crude from of capital punishment or torture used by many ancient empires such as the Persians and Romans, common in the 100 BC up to the 100 AD. Crucifixion was a punishment where a victim were tied or nailed to a wooden beam of some sort, and left to hang and die. Minimal archeological evidence is found on crucified bodies because the victims were left to decay, on the wooden beam. Crucifixion was most well known in Rome, which conveys why most forms of crucifixion contain Latin or Roman forms of speech. Three forms of crucifixion remain the most well know which include Crux Comissa, Crux Decussata, and Crux Immissa. Crux Commissa is a wooden beam that contains a crossbeam at the very top of the vertical beam, revealing a capital “T” shape. The second type of beam used was the Crux Decussata, which was two beams that crossed one another in an “X” shape. This cross was not common but appears to be known based on ancient history of the Apostle Andrew who believed he was not worthy enough to be crucified on the same cross as Jesus. The final, and most common cross was the Crux Immissa which is the most common cross conveyed based on the popularly known crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Ancient crosses of crucifixion usually just included a single wooden beam in which the victim’s hands would be tied or nailed at the top, and the feet at the bottom.
Crucifixion was a forewarning and significant symbol to others to abide by the rules or laws to the specific region or place. The performance of crucifixion was also used as a for of humiliation and varied on the punishment. During Jesus’ crucifixion, his cross bared the words “Here lies Jesus King of the Jews,” on what was called the titulus that was not very common but was occasionally placed on the crosses. Another form of public embarrassment was walking your own cross to the site crucifixions, which were crude forms of punishment that were used by the Romans. The wooden beam itself would usually weigh up to 300 pounds and the crossbeam was about 100, a preposterous amount of weight to be carrying on your shoulder. When being attached to the cross, it was most common to be nailed. The cross would lay on the ground and your wrists would be nailed to either side of the cross while your ankles would be crossed and nailed through the middle of both. These two places would ensure that your body were attached to the cross and would suffer for an extended amount of time. In addition to being nailed, there was usually a seat known as a sedile that would be placed halfway down from the cross so that your body would be also held together by it. After being crucified, death came quickly as your limbs were usually broken or damaged from being nailed and hung on the cross but in some cases a victim may last up to an hour.
Crucifixion has become a widely known subject based upon the famously known crucifixion of Jesus Christ and has become a symbol to Christianity across the world. In history after the Roman Empire and almost 1500 years later, Japan used crucifixion as a sign against Christianity, crucifying twenty-six Christians. Crucifixion is used both as a punishment for crime, sign for redemption, and in instances is used to mock Christianity. It was a cruel form on punishment that was used to set an forewarning towards other religions and towards regular citizens of ancient nations.