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I know it was on a upside down cross, just don't know who did it.

2006-09-17 19:26:25 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Oh, I didn't really think it was them, since they have the upside down cross on the pope chair,

That kinda creepy,

2006-09-17 19:30:33 · update #1

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The Romans, in Rome.

2006-09-17 19:28:19 · answer #1 · answered by Robert L 4 · 1 0

Everything leads us to believe, that Peter was crucified during Nero's persecution, we must also necessarily recognize that the gardens of Nero were the site of the martyrdom. Tacitus, in the same passage of the Annals, mentions that the Christians were tortured in the gardens of Nero (and specially in the arena which was in those gardens), during the horrible spectacles which the emperor had arranged. Indeed, there was not, at that time, any other arena available or, at least, none appropriate for the purpose, since the Circus Maximus had been seriously damaged by the famous fire, which had in fact originated there, and the Circus Flaminius, even if it had not also been damaged by the fire, was too small and too tightly enclosed in the heart of the city to be used for Nero's grandiose plans.25 The arena of Nero's garden, at the foot of the Vatican Hill, was, therefore, the most suitable, particularly since, after the fire, these very extensive gardens had been among the areas of Rome chosen by the Emperor to take care of the citizens who had lost their homes. Parr of the exasperated lower classes, whom Nero wished to pacify with the torture of the Christians, could go to find amusement (if we may call it that) almost at their doorsteps.
But the logical deduction that Peter was crucified in that part of Rome is confirmed by other sources of information. An account of Peter's martyrdom, inspired by the Acts of Peter and falsely attributed to Linus, disciple and successor of the Apostle, informs us that Peter was crucified "near Nero's obelisk, by the hill."26 This account is rather late, and certainly not written before the fourth century; but, as opposed to the Acts of Peter, composed in the Orient, it was written in Rome. Its information on the topography and local traditions of the City, therefore, deserves some attention. The author of this piece seems to believe that Peter was crucified in Nero's arena. Toward the end of the fourth century, St. Jerome states that Peter was crucified upside down "in the Vatican, near the Via Triumphalis."27 The indication is obviously practically the same as that of Pseudo-Linus. This information is also confirmed by other sources. It is sufficient to mention the Liber Pontificalis, the classic history of the ancient Popes, which can be dated, in its most ancient form, in the sixth century. In Peter's biography it is stated that the Apostle was buried near the place where he had been crucified, i.e. "near the palace of Nero, in the Vatican, close to the Triumphalis region."28 Since the "palace of Nero" is a fanciful term with which the Middle Ages identified the arena of Nero, and since the "Triumphalis region" is the zone adjacent to the Via Triumphalis, it can be seen that this report confirms the others.

2006-09-18 02:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by pooh bear 4 · 2 0

It was in Rome, where the Vatican stands now. They found his bones buried under the Vatican a few decades ago. They know it is him because the skeleton had its feet cut off and that's how they took Peter off the upside down cross after he died. You can actually visit his tomb if you go to the Vatican and sign up for it early enough in the day. (they only allow a small group each day)

2006-09-18 02:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 2 0

Romans did it at the direction of Nero in Rome

2006-09-18 02:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by Augustine 6 · 1 0

smh73448,
It was the Womans in Wome. They had evwebody watch and wonder woefully.

EDIT: Oh yes, Newo did it.

2006-09-18 02:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

No proof peter ever was crucified

2006-09-18 02:32:27 · answer #6 · answered by CJunk 4 · 0 2

in rome

2006-09-18 02:42:37 · answer #7 · answered by mikhal k 4 · 1 0

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