"My centurion, the convict is ready to be crucified. But we have a problem. She refused to eat while in prison, wanting the procurator to change the sentence, maintaining her innocence, so now, after two days without food, she is too weak to lift her beam up, the more to carry such a burden to the hill, my centurion!"
"Well, you are perhaps right. Don't load her with the patibulum then. There is enough of wooden beams left after the previous executions there on the hill, so it could be helped with no problem. But make sure that she wouldn't run away and hide between the crowds! There are many people supporting the rebellious villagers in this damned town! So, not only tie her hands, but strip her naked and barefooted - this will perfectly make her imagined escape impossible."
"So, do you want us to march the woman throughout the town in the nude, my centurion? Well, she is a wealthy villager herself and the people -"
"She WAS a wealthy villager, now she is a piece of trash and our toy. And yes, I want her to regret that she was born! Don't even hang the titulus on her neck. Carry it behind her over her head instead. Moreover, cut her hair above her shoulders. Not an inch of her body must be covered! I want these villagers to feel as humiliated as possible, and they will be really humiliated, looking at one of their ringleaders naked and debased! Of course, take the whole maniple with you to deter potential attackers."
"Yes, my centurion!"
"So, strip her now and march her to the gate and a hill, but not the straightest way! Let her walk for at least an hour around the whole town and through the main streets, to show her nakedness and shame to everyone and to gather as huge crowd as possible at the execution place. And then don't forget to abuse and rape her before nailing. Do whatever you want with her - you can even scalp her vulva and cut her nipples off. Let our "innocent" widow scream and squeal with shame and pain like a slaughtered piglet!"
"At your command, my centurion!"
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