Quote: By the way the Roman soldiers broke the leggs of those who were crucified so they would not last long, so that the Roman goverment would not have to pay the soldiers overtime.
Overtime? You think Roman soldiers were unionised and were paid at an hourly rate? They were often not paid at all for months. Even soldiers in modern armies are not paid overtime .
Normal practice was to nail up a miscreant, ,go away and come back perhaps 3 or 4 days later,to reclaim the nails, which were hand made and expensive,so were re used many times.
The Romans crucified thousands of Jews during their occupation of Judea. The charge sedition was almost certainly broad under Roman law,with the local governor having a fair bit of discretion. If local Jewish officials had accused Jesus of sedition,it's likely the Roman would have been happy to crucify him,if only to keep the peace.No skin off their arse. (Jesus was not a Roman citizen,so had few rights)
