Whereas crucifixion, a form of state terror described by Josephus as “the most wretched of deaths” (Jewish Wars 7,23) persisted for hundreds of years, few are aware of its widespread use with victims being crucified on all three continents in the Ancient World.  As late as the third century A.D. poets, murderers, robbers, mischief makers … Continue reading Joe Zias. Crucifixion in Antiquity – The Anthropological Evidence