Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe is the first example of a crucifixion in northern Europe. The skeleton of a man with a nail through his heel was discovered in Fenstanton, ...

The FINANCIAL — The finding in the village of Fenstanton is the only known example of a Roman crucifixion in the British Isles, and perhaps the best preserved in the world. Archaeologists ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often ...

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that cleaning and examination of the remains of a man found in 2017 in a cemetery near a Roman settlement site in eastern England has uncovered possible ...

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