master-inquisitor: Roman occupied Judea 1st century BC. Woman stripped, bound and prepared for her p
master-inquisitor: Roman occupied Judea 1st century BC. Woman stripped, bound and prepared for her public punishment. The branches the soldier carries under his arm may appear innocuous enough, but nothing could be further from the truth. They would have been covered with thick, sharp and strong thorns. When applied with full force upon naked flesh, a most dreadful torture was assured. It certainly wouldn’t have been as severe as the “Roman Flagellum” in common use during this period, but it would leave the skin quite torn and bloody. -- source link