Sedition
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Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech or organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent
Political cartoon by Art Young, The Masses, 1917
Crucifixion of Jesus
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Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, being nailed to an instrument made by the Romans for capital punishment, commonly named as a cross. The instrument of crucifixion is taken to be an upright woode
Sedition
…law of majestas, which prohibited any utterance against the dignity of the emperor. Seditio has often been proposed as the offence for which Jesus was crucified as described in Luke 23:14: "inciting the people to rebellion" (Greek: ἀποστρέφοντα τὸν λαόν, "leading the people astray"). The term sedition in its…
Christ Crucified (c. 1632) by Diego Velázquez
A depiction of the Raising of the Cross, by Sebastiano Mazzoni, 17th century, Ca' Rezzonico
Bronzino's depiction of the crucifixion with three nails, no ropes, and a hypopodium standing support, c. 1545
Christ on the Cross between two thieves. Illumination from the Vaux Passional, 16th century