The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion: The story of the discovery of evidence of a Roman crucifixion in Cambridgeshire. The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion airs on BBC Four HD at 9:00 PM, Wednesday 10 January. The story of the discovery of evidence of a Roman crucifixion in Cambridgeshire
Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who was he? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did he receive such a gruesome punishment?
Jesus’ crucifixion is at the center of Good Friday and the Easter resurrection. But the ancient form of capital punishment left little archaeological evidence behind.
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