Originally posted by eider
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As for height... depends. Do they want him up high for everyone nearby to see as an abject lesson?
IIRC, it was Josephus who wrote that the Romans crucified Jewish prisoners in all sorts of different positions. Possibly for "entertainment."
ETA: While the Gospels don't say how Jesus was affixed to the cross John does mention wounds on Jesus' hands. Both methods were used as the discovery of the remains of a man who was crucified in the 1st century A.D. near Jerusalem attests.
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