A person being crucified might take several days to die but because this was a high festival day and the officials didn’t want these dying people hanging around (literally!), they were authorized to speed it up. Quoting from The King James Bible, John 19:ģ1The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.ģ2Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.ģ3But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:ģ4But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.ģ5And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.ģ6For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.ģ7And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

The reason why most of us know about crucifixion is because Jesus Christ of the Christian religion was crucified but something unusual happened. It was usually reserved for the lowest class of criminal. While it was obviously a punishment, it was also designed to be both a slow death but also a humiliating one. The Spear of What?Ĭrucifixion was a Roman practice of hanging someone by their hands or arms on an upright cross or ‘T’ shaped post and left until dead. What they came up with is a game about Hitler’s alleged desire to control the Spear of Destiny and a mission for BJ Blazkowicz to take it back. While they could have created just about any new game, they were encouraged by the World War II theme and looked for what else might fit in. John Romero and company thought there was at least another game in this engine and thought what they would develop next. John Carmack had moved on from this engine and was working on expanding its features to make the even more successful Doom game engine. Our story left off with the guys at id Software raking in the cash for their Wolfenstein 3D game and they are looking for an encore. What is harder to understand is why his spear became so special.īefore we go there, we have to step back a moment as discuss why we are even thinking about this. Ok, probably not the blog of Centurion Longinus but from his point of view, a fairly typical day. Early to bed but for the life of me, I can’t seem to remember where I left that spear.īlog entry for Gaius Cassius Longinus, AD 31-ish The crowd seemed interested in my spear though.

The one in the middle didn’t bleed like the others – strange. Had to spear the prisoners as we didn’t want them hanging there over the Sabbath.

Marched to some place and then marched back. Cleaned sword, shield and helmet until I could see my face in them.

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