Tradition recounts that Longinus, a Roman centurion, pierced the side of Jesus with this very spear during the crucifixion.

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Even more impressive was the massive Roman Army. This was divided into groups ... that was where the centurions slept. They were the bosses, keeping their eyes on all the soldiers down here.

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From the Gospel according to Matthew 27:54-55: When the centurion and those who were ... From his heart, pierced by the lance of the Roman soldier, flow blood and water: a mysterious image of ...

The man who has given up all to follow the Messiah still comes home every so often to his wife, like a soldier on leave ... Peter and a Roman centurion fixing the cistern, the ritual cleansing ...

Corinth was one city of the Roman world that prided itself most on ... and the thick veil of the temple was tom in two from top to bottom. The centurion who commanded the execution squad on ...