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Samaria gorge (1 of 2)

The end of a Cretan summer was near. But the weather was still wonderful - and murderous in the same time. The sandy and stony path in the valley between the rocky White Mountains, heated by the sun, were burning the bare feet of the Greek convicts. The sunlight did not caress their skin with its rays nor the dry wind with its strokes - they both painfully scourged their naked bodies, stripped of all cover. The same sunlight and wind which razed all the vegetation to the ground, now were slowly sucking the life out of a man and woman, nailed by the Roman soldiers (undressed to the subarmalis tunics) to the wooden beams. The man was hanging silently and nearly motionlessly, with the buttocks squeezed, supported by the additional nail under the crotch. The woman, nailed with her legs outstretched, opened and exposed to the terrible heat, burning her intime parts more painfully that the lust and contempt of the onlookers, was weeping and moaning in pain and shame, alternately lifting her loins up and leaning on a nail, wrapping her labia, still wet with her torturer's semen, around the crude iron. But even the support of the sedile was not able to lengthen their lives. At the noon the wind ceased and the air became hot as hell, her vagina dried up as a dried fig and her groins were scorched with the nearly red hot nail. The skin of the both victims was reddish and aching, their lips were cracked and their eyes ceased to see anything but the hellish shine of this damned sun through the closed lids. They were both croaking and wheezing with tight throats and stiff tongues, rapidly struggling, lifting on the nails, the streams of blood were running down their members and their muscles trembled in an agonizing fever. First they lost their minds. And finally when the sun was going down, they both took their last breaths in turn, unable to withstand the agonizing pain and heat any longer. The soldiers, now in the full armour, looked at them ready to break their legs but there was no need to perform the crurifragium. Their half-mummified bodies were stiff and motionless after sixteen hours of the horrific agony. Of course, no one of the Roman citizens mourned the damned mutineers and their Greek relatives and friends weren't allowed to. Because they were mutineers. Perhaps. All the Cretan Greeks were mutineers! They didn't want to pay taxes and work hard enough for their new lords. They didn't want to cooperate. Let all of them die the same way!

(To be continued)

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Samaria gorge (1 of 2)

The end of a Cretan summer was near. But the weather was still wonderful - and murderous in the same time. The sandy and stony path in the valley between the rocky White Mountains, heated by the sun, were burning the bare feet of the Greek convicts. The sunlight did not caress their skin with its rays nor the dry wind with its strokes - they both painfully scourged their naked bodies, stripped of all cover. The same sunlight and wind which razed all the vegetation to the ground, now were slowly sucking the life out of a man and woman, nailed by the Roman soldiers (undressed to the subarmalis tunics) to the wooden beams. The man was hanging silently and nearly motionlessly, with the buttocks squeezed, supported by the additional nail under the crotch. The woman, nailed with her legs outstretched, opened and exposed to the terrible heat, burning her intime parts more painfully that the lust and contempt of the onlookers, was weeping and moaning in pain and shame, alternately lifting her loins up and leaning on a nail, wrapping her labia, still wet with her torturer's semen, around the crude iron. But even the support of the sedile was not able to lengthen their lives. At the noon the wind ceased and the air became hot as hell, her vagina dried up as a dried fig and her groins were scorched with the nearly red hot nail. The skin of the both victims was reddish and aching, their lips were cracked and their eyes ceased to see anything but the hellish shine of this damned sun through the closed lids. They were both croaking and wheezing with tight throats and stiff tongues, rapidly struggling, lifting on the nails, the streams of blood were running down their members and their muscles trembled in an agonizing fever. First they lost their minds. And finally when the sun was going down, they both took their last breaths in turn, unable to withstand the agonizing pain and heat any longer. The soldiers, now in the full armour, looked at them ready to break their legs but there was no need to perform the crurifragium. Their half-mummified bodies were stiff and motionless after sixteen hours of the horrific agony. Of course, no one of the Roman citizens mourned the damned mutineers and their Greek relatives and friends weren't allowed to. Because they were mutineers. Perhaps. All the Cretan Greeks were mutineers! They didn't want to pay taxes and work hard enough for their new lords. They didn't want to cooperate. Let all of them die the same way!

(To be continued)

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He is in such pain he doesn't notice the lustful looks and lewd remarks the woman draws. He looks down at his limp member sagging between his thighs. He draws a few remarks but his pain overwhelms whatever ideas he could have had about the woman crucified next to him. He is somewhat angry he is crucified next to her. Few seem interested in his suffering...
 
I was warned that the limit on the Forum is 10 images per day, so I couldn't share both parts together, although I found it sometimes annoying.
No, it’s not ideal. On that we can all agree, but in order to keep costs down and keep CruxForums alive and well it happens to be the most effective thing we can do at the present time. We thank the many loyal members of our community for their understanding and willingness to go along with the restrictions on posting pics, and are grateful to those who are also able to contribute financially.

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Of course part two was next to come, as it was prepared yesterday, together with the part one, but I was warned that the limit on the Forum is 10 images per day, so I couldn't share both parts together, although I found it sometimes annoying.
Lovely story and pictures. You captured the thinning crowd at their crucifixion. After all, even a naked woman on the cross gets boring to look at after she has been on the cross after a while.

Tree agrees the 10 pic limit is a pain but it does keep the costs here in line.

Thanks for your posts!!!
 
Centurio speech

"Honorable praetor, dear citizens! I want to briefly inform you that reverenced Diana Euzebia, wife of Marcus Pius, accused this woman, Thecla, the seamstress, perhaps well known for most of you, of malicious sorcery and bringing disease to her husband's cattle. The accused showed no remorse despite being whipped twice. Therefore, she was convicted under local law to loss of civil rights and the death penalty. For a better example and a harsher punishment, the judge sentenced Thecla to be crucified. So, there she is. Have a fun watching her agony and humiliation. You can do whatever you want to her (except taking her off the cross or hastening her death, of course!). Have a nice day!"

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As an attachment to both my "Golgotha Hill" post (a man and a woman as the two thieves accompanying Jesus) as well as "Passion Play" theme (a contemporary public open-air reenactment of the Golgotha), please find the info regarding the man+woman crucified as the Thieves. She wasn't really nailed (like the Jesus reenactors taking part in Philippines passion plays were), but she was very skillfully characterized as nailed and bleeding, she was far more scantily clothed than any other woman involved in a Christian public event up to now, having her legs, arms and shoulders bare and a slit in the skirt or loincloth, revealing more of an upper leg above. And, moreover, she looks a good actress, able to express suffering and despair.

I found this image only yesterday, so I am happy that some people really felt the same way and followed the same idea, however it is less probable that in the near future such shows will became more widely adopted nor that the female thief will be crucified at least topless (although the big titulus plank covered her breasts enough to give a try without being offensive to the onlookers).

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As an attachment to both my "Golgotha Hill" post (a man and a woman as the two thieves accompanying Jesus) as well as "Passion Play" theme (a contemporary public open-air reenactment of the Golgotha), please find the info regarding the man+woman crucified as the Thieves. She wasn't really nailed (like the Jesus reenactors taking part in Philippines passion plays were), but she was very skillfully characterized as nailed and bleeding, she was far more scantily clothed than any other woman involved in a Christian public event up to now, having her legs, arms and shoulders bare and a slit in the skirt or loincloth, revealing more of an upper leg above. And, moreover, she looks a good actress, able to express suffering and despair.

I found this image only yesterday, so I am happy that some people really felt the same way and followed the same idea, however it is less probable that in the near future such shows will became more widely adopted nor that the female thief will be crucified at least topless (although the big titulus plank covered her breasts enough to give a try without being offensive to the onlookers).

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The Passion play #3

Preparations for lifting the Messiah cross up were in progress. The actor playing this role was just hammered to the wood and the thick ropes were tied to both ends of the patibulum. His loincloth was not meant to be removed out of respect for religious sentiments. The public TV just begun to record the show with their HiRes cameras and to broadcast the performance on the Internet.

The actresses, starring as two thieves, weren't that lucky. Of course they agreed to such conditions. According to the scenario and their contract they should perform completely naked and the director paid them for it. Stripped and standing before the onlookers they were really scared and they were collecting their courage to withstand the pain of being nailed and the shame of being watched and filmed by the crowd while hanging on their crosses for half an hour. They were still unaware that they would be crucified with their legs slightly spread and their feet nailed to the sides of a stipes and that no sedile nor other additional support would be provided, so that nothing would cover their crotches during the torment. Drunk with one liter of posca per head they felt dizzy and wouldn't resist. Soon their bladders would be full and overflowed, adding one more factor to their humiliation... The separate cameras were focused on both women and the cameramen were informed what to expect...

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The Passion play #3

Preparations for lifting the Messiah cross up were in progress. The actor playing this role was just hammered to the wood and the thick ropes were tied to both ends of the patibulum. His loincloth was not meant to be removed out of respect for religious sentiments. The public TV just begun to record the show with their HiRes cameras and to broadcast the performance on the Internet.

The actresses, starring as two thieves, weren't that lucky. Of course they agreed to such conditions. According to the scenario and their contract they should perform completely naked and the director paid them for it. Stripped and standing before the onlookers they were really scared and they were collecting their courage to withstand the pain of being nailed and the shame of being watched and filmed by the crowd while hanging on their crosses for half an hour. They were still unaware that they would be crucified with their legs slightly spread and their feet nailed to the sides of a stipes and that no sedile nor other additional support would be provided, so that nothing would cover their crotches during the torment. Drunk with one liter of posca per head they felt dizzy and wouldn't resist. Soon their bladders would be full and overflowed, adding one more factor to their humiliation... The separate cameras were focused on both women and the cameramen were informed what to expect...

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This event follows the tradition, also in art, to depict the crucified thieves in a more demeaning way than Christ!
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The Best Place To Die

Think of your town or city. Think of your street or square near to your house. Which place will be the most adequate for the crucifixion of the criminals (if they would have been still endangered with crucifixion nowadays)? Where the cross(es) shall stand? Which place will be the best to die for the condemned? Now try to imagine the crowd of people - your family members or friends, neighbors, municipal workers and so on, involved in their daily routine jobs, busy returning home in the afternoon, walking their dogs, mowing lawns or painting fences. Now imagine them collecting near the cross, attracted by the noisy announcement and the presence of the policemen and soldiers around this best place, preparing something out of a timber. And wondering who is the criminal to be hanged on the wooden frame.

And now imagine the police entering your house and informing you that they found a significant amount of heroine hidden in your car, and according to the new procedure the death sentence was proposed by AI court application, and the most severe and cruel available, which means a crucifixion, and it was approved by the judge within minutes. And imagine you being stripped and leaded from your home to the gallows, barefoot and with a piece of an old skimpy rug wrapped around your loins and with your hands handcuffed on your back. Imagine your handcuffs being removed there together with the loincloth, leaving you totally nude. And then imagine your wrists being nailed to the beam and your body lifted up over their heads, and your feet nailed to the pole, and your body left to die and rot somewhere between your favorite snack bar and a bus stop.

Imagine that the women crucified in the Roman times must feel the same: the "ancient" times, surrounding, clothes, soldiers and all, weren't ancient for them at all: for them they were contemporary, modern times.

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