Why did the Romans crucify people upside down?

Asked 3 years ago

Apparently, Jesus was crucified upside down? Why is that?

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Johan Slabbert

Monday, November 22, 2021

Crucifixion was a common practice of the roman empire dating back to the Babylonians. The main purpose was to sacrifice the condemned persons on display in such a way that they were humiliated while painfully dying. Upside down crucifixions were merely one of the more barbaric ways of executing people.

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