I am kind of fascinated with the fascination the we have (as a group) with the Roman version(s) of crucifixion.
Many cultures used crucifixion as a punishment both before and after Rome, yet we constantly seem to be enamored with Rome.
The Phoenicians and Carthaginians certainly practiced it as did the post Alexandrian Greeks.
I've been reading a history of the Nabateans (the Arabic people who created Petra) and the author mentions a Hasmonean (same line Herod the Great came out of) King...
Our Fascination with the Romans, why?
Many cultures used crucifixion as a punishment both before and after Rome, yet we constantly seem to be enamored with Rome.
The Phoenicians and Carthaginians certainly practiced it as did the post Alexandrian Greeks.
I've been reading a history of the Nabateans (the Arabic people who created Petra) and the author mentions a Hasmonean (same line Herod the Great came out of) King...
Our Fascination with the Romans, why?