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Public Executions In The Arena

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FUGITIVE SLAVE PUBLICLY WHIPPED

“Rome forbade the harbouring of fugitive slaves, and professional slave-catchers were hired to hunt down runaways. Advertisements were posted with precise descriptions of escaped slaves, and offered rewards. If caught, fugitives could be punished by being whipped, burnt with iron, or killed. Those who lived were branded on the forehead with the letters FUG, for fugitivus/fugitiva.”
 

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MICHELE PATRI said:
Quo Vadis
Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Produced by Mirosław Słowiński
Jerzy Kajetan Frykowski
Screenplay by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Based on Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Starring Paweł Deląg
Magdalena Mielcarz
Bogusław Linda
Music by Jan Kaczmarek
Edited by Cezary Grzesiuk
Chuck Bush
Production
company
Studio Filmowe Kadr
Distributed by Studio Filmowe Kadr
Release dates
14 September 2001
Running time
170 minutes
Country Poland
Language Polish
Budget $ 18 mln (ca.76 140 000 PLN)

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One of my all time favorite motion picture crux scenes, and these are the clearest captures of the scene posted here. Thanks for posting Michele!
 
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SAINT JULIA CRUCIFIED AS A CHRISTIAN

St. Julia was born of noble parents in South Africa. When she was still quite young, her city was conquered by barbarians. Julia was captured and sold as a slave to a pagan merchant, but she did not complain or feel sorry for herself. She accepted everything, and performed the most humble tasks with wonderful cheerfulness. For Julia loved God with all her heart. In her spare time, she read holy books and prayed fervently. One day her master decided to take her with him to France. On the way, he stopped at an island to go to a pagan festivsl. Julia refused to even go near the place where they were celebrating. She did not want to have anything to do with those superstitious ceremonies. The governor of that region was very angry with her for not joining in the pagan feast. "Who is thatwoman who dares to insult our gods?" he cried. Julia's owner answered that she was a Christian. He said, too, that although he had not been able to make her give up her religion, still she was such a good, faithful servant that he would not know what to do without her. "I will give you four of my best women slaves for her," offered the governor, but her master refused. "No," he said, "All you own will not buy her. I would willingly lose the most valuable thing in the world rather than lose her." When the merchant was asleep, however, the wicked governor tried to make Julia sacrifice to the gods. He promised to have her set free if she would, but she absolutely refused. She said she was as free as she wanted to be as long as she could serve Jesus. Then the pagan ruler, in great anger, had her struck on the face and her hair torn from her head. She was next put on a cross to hang there until she died.
 
Barbaria1 said:
One of my all time favorite motion picture crux scenes, and these are the clearest captures of the scene posted here. Thanks for posting Michele!
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One of mine too. When I saw it several years ago, I was delighted to see topless woman joining the men on the crosses in the arena.

I thought it was done very nicely, the nude woman with the vines and flowers so perfectly placed on their hips and across their bare breasts. It was bold for 2001, but not bold enough to uncover a guy.

I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm a woman who enjoys a naked man on the cross!!!
 
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