[shunyadragon]

</span><blockquote><span class="smallfont">Quote:</span><hr size="1" />Originally Posted by (dave654,)
They probably do know when it was converted to a Christian church but I don't remember when. It would not be later than when Justinian endorsed Christianity as the Empires religion. I'm surprised it was still there since most temples were destroyed and or looted by the newly in charge christians during this period. You could definitely tell it was an older building than its neighbors.
In your references, what percentage of crucifictions were actually done on a cross. I've always thought it odd that the Egyptian ahnk would be the crosses predecessor.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>

I actually do not think the ahnk was the predecessor of the cross.

In my studies in the past, (No specific references at present.) crucifiction was not diliberately carried out on a cross. The location where Christ was crucified was a common place for many people to be crucified and likely used rough scafolding and not crosses. If it was it would be an easy solution to the origin of the cross as a symbol.