Secrets of the Dead

S21E02 Death in Britannia

Explore the intriguing story behind a skeleton discovered with an iron nail driven through its heel, indicating a possible crucifixion during the Roman era in Britain. This find is significant, as only one other crucifixion victim's remains have ever been documented globally. Who was this individual? What was the experience of living in Roman Britain? And what circumstances led to such a brutal fate for him? Unravel the mysteries of history as the archaeologists delve into these questions.