I’ve been thinking about the idea of the condemned criminal carrying his or her cross to the place of execution, and it has brought me to a conundrum. It seems that most historians agree this was probably common. So the logical part of my brain figures thusly: Either they carried the entire cross, or just the crossbeam. Most folks seem to think it’s unlikely they carried the whole cross - too heavy. Which means the upright stipes must have been in place already, ready and waiting to have...
Musings on Ancient Practice
Musings on Ancient Practice