08-11-2003, 09:40 AM
All I could find was this -<br>
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www.themoviebox.net/trail...r_page.htm<br>
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...none of the trailer links seem to work though. As for the 'authentic' soldiers - hmm... Looks like the old brown leather segmentata again - what is it with 'Movie Romans' and brown leather? Helmets seem reasonable, but hardly early 1st century - more late second by the looks of things. All of which seems a bit of a shame, when it wouldn't have taken much to get it right, surely (endlessly repeated lament)<br>
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On crucifixion - Tertullian mentions Jesus being nailed to the cross, which as he was writing in the third century and quite possibly would have seen actual crucifixions happening (or would have been aware of the mechanics) I would say is reasonable proof. As far as I'm aware, the weight of the body was not fully supported on the hands, the nails/ropes/whatever being used to hold the arms upright and increase the strain on the chest and neck. <p></p><i></i>
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www.themoviebox.net/trail...r_page.htm<br>
<br>
...none of the trailer links seem to work though. As for the 'authentic' soldiers - hmm... Looks like the old brown leather segmentata again - what is it with 'Movie Romans' and brown leather? Helmets seem reasonable, but hardly early 1st century - more late second by the looks of things. All of which seems a bit of a shame, when it wouldn't have taken much to get it right, surely (endlessly repeated lament)<br>
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On crucifixion - Tertullian mentions Jesus being nailed to the cross, which as he was writing in the third century and quite possibly would have seen actual crucifixions happening (or would have been aware of the mechanics) I would say is reasonable proof. As far as I'm aware, the weight of the body was not fully supported on the hands, the nails/ropes/whatever being used to hold the arms upright and increase the strain on the chest and neck. <p></p><i></i>
Nathan Ross
