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  2. Penitent thief - Wikipedia

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    In the Music "Vida Loka, Pt. 2", the Brazilian rap group Racionais MC's, refers Dismas as a "First Thug Life of All Time". [34] Dismas is the name of one of two starting characters in the video game Darkest Dungeon. He is also referred to as a rogue, thief, and highwayman in the in-game descriptions.

  3. Mocking of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    Édouard Manet, Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, c. 1865. After his condemnation by Pontius Pilate, Jesus was flogged and mocked by Roman soldiers.They clothed him with a "purple" or "scarlet" (Matthew 27:28) robe symbolizing a royal gown since purple was a royal color, put a crown of thorns on his head symbolizing a royal crown, and put a staff in his hand symbolizing a scepter.

  4. Crucifixion - Wikipedia

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    A 15th-century depiction of Jesus crucified between the two thieves. Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. [1] [2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, [1] among others. Crucifixion ...

  5. Breaking wheel - Wikipedia

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    Execution wheel (German: Richtrad) with underlays, 18th century; on display at the Märkisches Museum, Berlin The breaking wheel, also known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages up to the 19th century by breaking the bones of a criminal or ...

  6. Passion of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    There are also two criminals, crucified on either side of him and, as in Luke, one begs Jesus for forgiveness. The writer says Jesus is silent as they crucify him, "...as if in no pain." [25] Jesus is labeled the King of Israel on his cross and his clothes are divided and gambled over. As in the canonical Gospels, darkness covers the land.

  7. List of people who died by hanging - Wikipedia

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    Two autopsies were conducted and concluded his death was not suicide. The Thai forensic pathologist who examined his body stated his death may have been due to autoerotic asphyxiation. [17] [18] Two of Carradine's ex-wives, Gail Jensen [19] [20] and Marina Anderson, [21] [22] stated publicly that his sexual interests included the practice of ...

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  9. Scarlet Street - Wikipedia

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    The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel La Chienne (literally The Bitch ) by Georges de La Fouchardière , which had been previously dramatized on stage by André Mouëzy-Éon , and cinematically as La Chienne (1931) by director Jean ...