Holy Week: How Jesus' death was, according to science

Death on the cross, whose symbolism ended up being confused with Christian religiosity itself, was not a rare event at that time.

He was convicted, tortured and executed for crucifixion, a common practice of capital punishment at that time.

Leaving aside religion, few doubt that a man named Jesus lived 2,000 years ago, in part of what is now known as Israel. Also that he was a dissident Jew who ended up leading a group of followers and that his actions ended up bothering the Roman Empire. ...