Beate
Magistrate
Yes, that is correct as far as it goes and all studies confirm this. The body cannot exhale properly, that is the main problem. With the nails, it doesn't matter much where they land if the main load is carried by ropes. But in the studies - and there are few good ones - it is assumed that ropes were also used.
If nails were used, they would not have been driven through the palms but through the lower lying carpals or even wrists. The load on the nails is enormous.
Today we assume that the victims hung on the crosses for a long time until they died.
That was also the reason why their legs were broken in the evening. That was probably less the point of letting the poor people die quickly. No. The main reason seems to have been the robbery of cheap slaves, even if they were only usable for a few weeks. But if the legs are broken, they can't be used, they are left to die.
If nails were used, they would not have been driven through the palms but through the lower lying carpals or even wrists. The load on the nails is enormous.
Today we assume that the victims hung on the crosses for a long time until they died.
That was also the reason why their legs were broken in the evening. That was probably less the point of letting the poor people die quickly. No. The main reason seems to have been the robbery of cheap slaves, even if they were only usable for a few weeks. But if the legs are broken, they can't be used, they are left to die.