CONTENTS

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PROLOGUE

ON SCHOLARS AND SOURCES

CHRONOLOGY OF A CONSPIRACY

CHAPTER I:         Inceptum: THE BEGINNING

CHAPTER II:       Piaculum: THE SACRIFICE

CHAPTER III:      Illegitimus: THE ILLEGITIMATE

CHAPTER IV:     Urbs: THE CITY

CHAPTER V:       Imperium: THE EMPIRE

CHAPTER VI:      Regnum: THE KINGDOM

CHAPTER VII:     Pontifex: THE PRIEST

CHAPTER VIII:    Advenae: THE FOREIGNERS

CHAPTER IX:      Coniuratus: THE CONSPIRACY

CHAPTER X:       Occursus: THE MEETING

CHAPTER XI:     Oraculum: THE TEACHINGS

CHAPTER XII:    Proditio: THE BETRAYAL

CHAPTER XIII:    Vindicta: THE VENGEANCE

CHAPTER XIV:    Judicium: THE JUDGMENT

CHAPTER XV:     Excoriare: THE TORTURE

CHAPTER XVI:    Crucio: THE CRUCIFIXION

CHAPTER XVII:     Lamenta: THE WEEPING

CHAPTER XVIII:   Iniuria: THE INJUSTICE

CHAPTER XIX:    Damnatus: THE CONDEMNED

CHAPTER XX:     Centurio: THE CENTURION

CHAPTER XXI:     Excessum: THE DEPARTURE

EPILOGUE

ANCIENT AUTHORS ON THE DEATH OF JESUS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS