Barb may get to try Tree's first halo for that remark!!!
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Public Executions In The Arena
BLAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Not exactly! Most halo-torturers got 'rewarded' by a deadly bolt of divine lightning on their head, afterwards!
And putting a rim of a Mustang wheel on a woman's head does not count as a halo, to my opinion.
ducon007
Consul
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
EUPHEMIA OF CHALCEDON SCOURGED
Euphemia was born about 288 AD in Chalcedon (today: Kadıköy, now a quarter of Ístanbul, Turkey) into a wealthy, aristocratic family. She and her parents had become Christians and lived a pious life, using their wealth to support the poor.In 303, during the era of Diocletianus, Euphemia was requested to make a sacrifice to Ares, the Greek god of war. She refused and was promptly arrested. In prison she was cruelly tortured, but she survived this unscathed (some of the executioners became Christians when they saw this, and had to be killed, too). Her body was scourged, then lacerated with a spiked wheel, but her wounds healed overnight. Finally she was thrown to wild beasts and killed by them.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
BENEDICTA OF ORIGNY CRUCIFIED AND SCOURGED
Benedicta belonged to a noble Roman family. She had been born in Rome, but later she moved to Gallia, to a town that is now Origny (France). She had become a Christian and was very active in preaching the gospel. During one of the persecutions around the year 300 the governor of the town had her arrested and cruelly scourged. But this did not shake her faith; moreover, angels visited her in prison and healed her. The governor subjected her to more tortures, but his efforts were in vain. In the end the woman was crucified and finally killed with an axe.
THIS MANIPULATION IS BASED ON A PICTURE CREATED BY THE ARTIST CRUZIFIER
Benedicta belonged to a noble Roman family. She had been born in Rome, but later she moved to Gallia, to a town that is now Origny (France). She had become a Christian and was very active in preaching the gospel. During one of the persecutions around the year 300 the governor of the town had her arrested and cruelly scourged. But this did not shake her faith; moreover, angels visited her in prison and healed her. The governor subjected her to more tortures, but his efforts were in vain. In the end the woman was crucified and finally killed with an axe.
THIS MANIPULATION IS BASED ON A PICTURE CREATED BY THE ARTIST CRUZIFIER
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
AGNES OF ROME SCOURGED AS A CHRISTIAN REBEL
Agnes was the daughter of a Roman patrician family. She was very young when, during one of the persecutions in Rome during the 3rd Century, she refused to make the obligatory sacrifice to the emperor. According to one version of the legend she rejected the hand of the son of the city prefect, expressing her wish to maintain her virginity for Christ's sake.
She was brought to trial. The judge wanted to put Agnes to shame and had her stripped naked in public and thrown into prison. She was then sent to a brothel, but somehow managed to keep her virginity there. When the authorities realized that Agnes could not be turned away from her faith, they ordered her to be publicly scourged and then burned alive, but the flames did not touch her. Finally the executioner pierced her throat with a sword.
Agnes was the daughter of a Roman patrician family. She was very young when, during one of the persecutions in Rome during the 3rd Century, she refused to make the obligatory sacrifice to the emperor. According to one version of the legend she rejected the hand of the son of the city prefect, expressing her wish to maintain her virginity for Christ's sake.
She was brought to trial. The judge wanted to put Agnes to shame and had her stripped naked in public and thrown into prison. She was then sent to a brothel, but somehow managed to keep her virginity there. When the authorities realized that Agnes could not be turned away from her faith, they ordered her to be publicly scourged and then burned alive, but the flames did not touch her. Finally the executioner pierced her throat with a sword.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
MARGARETA OF ANTIOCHIA TORTURED WITH IRON HOOKS
Margareta was the daughter of a pagan priest in Antiochia (Asia Minor), who became a Christian. When she refused the advances of the Roman prefect Olybrius, who had been smitten by her beauty, that man arrested her as a Christian. In her prison cell she had a vision of the devil attacking her in the shape of a dragon and trying to devour her; but the evil beast was forced to spit her out when the girl did not let go of the cross that she was wearing on her necklace. During the following days the authorities tortured the girl cruelly by suspending her naked from her wrists and torturing with iron hooks and singeing her with torches, but could not make her renounce her faith. Finally Margareta was beheaded, presumably in the year 307.
Margareta was the daughter of a pagan priest in Antiochia (Asia Minor), who became a Christian. When she refused the advances of the Roman prefect Olybrius, who had been smitten by her beauty, that man arrested her as a Christian. In her prison cell she had a vision of the devil attacking her in the shape of a dragon and trying to devour her; but the evil beast was forced to spit her out when the girl did not let go of the cross that she was wearing on her necklace. During the following days the authorities tortured the girl cruelly by suspending her naked from her wrists and torturing with iron hooks and singeing her with torches, but could not make her renounce her faith. Finally Margareta was beheaded, presumably in the year 307.
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Her looks! She clearly does not have lots of faith in what is going to happen."Can't you simply behead me immediately instead!?"
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
PARASCEVA OF IKONIUM CRUCIFIED AND TORTURED
Parasceva lived in the Roman Empire, during the third century, in the city of Iconium. Her parents were Christians. Young Paraskeva loved the pure spirit of chastity with all her heart. She took a vow of chastity and worked to spread the Christian Faith among the heathen. In the year 300, a military leader charged by Emperor Diocletian to extirpate the Christians, entered the city. Because Paraskeva refused to offer sacrifice to the idols, she was submitted to torture. She was nailed to a cross and was raked with iron nails. Barely alive, her flesh torn down to the bones, she was cast into a dungeon. God did not abandon the Holy Sufferer, and miraculously healed her. The malicious torturer was not enlightened by this miracle and continued to torture St. Paraskeva. He ordered that she be hanged from a tree and burned with torches. Finally, she was beheaded with a sword. Christians buried St. Paraskeva’s body.
Parasceva lived in the Roman Empire, during the third century, in the city of Iconium. Her parents were Christians. Young Paraskeva loved the pure spirit of chastity with all her heart. She took a vow of chastity and worked to spread the Christian Faith among the heathen. In the year 300, a military leader charged by Emperor Diocletian to extirpate the Christians, entered the city. Because Paraskeva refused to offer sacrifice to the idols, she was submitted to torture. She was nailed to a cross and was raked with iron nails. Barely alive, her flesh torn down to the bones, she was cast into a dungeon. God did not abandon the Holy Sufferer, and miraculously healed her. The malicious torturer was not enlightened by this miracle and continued to torture St. Paraskeva. He ordered that she be hanged from a tree and burned with torches. Finally, she was beheaded with a sword. Christians buried St. Paraskeva’s body.
MICHELE PATRI
Senator
REBEL SLAVE CRUCIFIED IN THE PUBLIC ARENA
fabrizio.976
Assistant executioner
I would be the next beside her
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
I wonder if the left part of this figure shows Agnes' torture. I found it years ago, too, and it should show a scene from Tarquato Tasso's Gerusalemme Liberata (1585), when Clorinda intervenes to rescue the Christians Sofronia and Olinda from death on the pyre in Jerusalem. Clorinda, a woman warrior offers her services to the king of Jerusalem in his fight against the Crusaders, in exchange for the lives of the two condemned lovers (and after having given the king a lesson in Islamic doctrine, which he had violated himself in the process to the conviction). Clorinda is the rightmost figure on the drawing.
https://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/clorinda.5103/
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
According to her religion, lions are vegetarians and he is only interested in eating the flowers. She'll soon find out if that dogm works!
GeorgeL
Senator
