The criminal was tied to a post naked with the back, buttocks, and legs exposed to be flogged. Two soldiers would normally give the punishment, but if there were only one he would alternate positions. This method of punishment was very harsh and was practiced with an unusual instrument. It was a whip "(flagrum or flagellum) with several single braided leather thongs of variable lengths, in which small iron balls or sharp pieces of sheep bones were tied at intervals" (Edwards, 1457). The iron balls were meant to soften the skin, they would produce contusions, while the leather thongs and sheep bones would make lacerations. "The lacerations would tear into the underlying skeletal muscles and produce quivering ribbons of bleeding flesh" (Edwards, 1457). The amount of blood the victim lost would mostly gage how long they would survive on the cross. This punishment usually stopped before the criminal died; it was intended to weaken the victim just short of death. Jesus was recorded as having a particularly harsh beating, as recorded in 1 Peter 2:24. Jesus was then insulted and struck in the head with a wooden staff. (Edwards, 1458). The loss of blood Jesus had been subjected to most likely left him in a preshock state. "Hematidrosis had rendered his skin particularly tender. The physical and mental abuse meted out by the Jews ,and the Romans, as well as the lack of food, water, and sleep, also contributed to his generally weakened state" (Edwards, 1458). .
This implies that even before his crucifixion he was in an especially critical state. .
The practice of crucifixion first began among the Persians. It was introduced by Alexander the Great to Egypt and Carthage. The Romans then learned the form of punishment from the Carthaginians. Crucifixion was normally reserved for revolutionaries, slaves, foreigners, and the vilest criminals. Roman citizens were protected from this act except in the case of desertion by soldiers (Edwards, 1458).
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