Did the Romans ever do flaying, like the Boltons in Game of Thrones? Perhaps then the symbol of Chritianity may be the "flayed man".
What are some alternate executions that Jesus could have been executed with, and what would it's effects have been on Christianity? I'd prefer other Roman techniques but you can use other ones for it.
Oh course he wouldn't fight, he'd probably just lay down his arms and ask to be killed. I'm not stupid, I'm just pointing out that that'd be quite an awesome way for Jesus to go.
But gladiators still very much existed, and were well known.
Didn't the Romans practice strangulation, or was that reserved for VIPs?
I don't know how the Jews of that period practiced stoning. Presumably the victim was tied down. Recently ISIS has been putting people to death by tying several people each to T shaped crosses and stoning them all at once. Perhaps this practice has ancient origins. So it's possible some sort of cross could still be relevant Christian symbolism.