(January 23, 2014 at 9:20 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote:(January 23, 2014 at 9:17 pm)kılıç_mehmet Wrote: Not all criminals were crucified.I know, I'm talking about this specific form of punishment and how it doesn't seem financially wise to kill someone in this fashion
Correct. Most common criminals were sent to the arena for either public execution or given a chance to fight it out. BTW, the "galley-slave" routine from Ben Hur is Hollywood fiction. Roman ships traveled under sail and when they had to be rowed, as in battle, they were rowed by their own crews.
Yet, Mehmet also makes a good point. Crucifixion was a very public statement of Roman power and the idea that they would go through the trouble of crucifying "jesus" only to take him down 3 hours later for a proper burial simply flies in the face of reality. Bodies were left on the cross for the crows to pick over until they rotted off and then were thrown in a garbage pit. The Romans tended to be hard-asses on rebellious slaves and such.
