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Crucifixion of a masochistic patrician
- Thread starter sifax
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Two days of the grueling torture of the cross has Valeria wondering why she volunteered. Though she holds the crowd's attention and certainly the soldiers' who torment her, she cannot she how she looks on the cross. There is only the constant pain as she hangs from the wood. And then there is Camilla... Did her friend betray her? Why would she do so?
...and Valeria begins to wonder why can't she die. Has she not suffered enough?
nicole
Tribune
Valeria didn't volunteer, she got convicted, that's a little different
One can question if she did not 'volunteer' to be convicted...
nicole
Tribune
Yes indeed, she did everything to be convicted
Harsh Martinet
Consul
Not that difficult....she's female.
Even worn out from being tortured and crucified, Valeria begs for one last comfort...
captivecuties
Senator
Love the curvy corpulence of the victims.
sifax
Senator
I don't know, I have my doubts.
Both methods were very painful if performed strictly.
In the case of the wheel, it was very common for the executioner to give the "coup de grace" which significantly shortened the suffering of the victim. If not, however, the wheel was an atrocious way to die. I find it creepy when the executioner twists the limbs broken in various parts and with open wounds, among the spokes of the wheel, splintering bones. I doubt any victim could endure that much pain without losing consciousness.
In the case of the crucifixion, an anesthetic was sometimes given to the victim (as happens with the "vinegar" offered to Christ and which he rejects), then there is the crurifragium which is very painful as Marcus shows us, but also accelerates the death of the victim. The nails in the wrists and feet are certainly very painful but they also shorten the ordeal. A person crucified with ropes could possibly last several days, which can be much worse.
I depends....