800 Crucified Another legendary number cited by everybody Who counted them That s a lot of crosses to assemble and set up and a lot of soldiers to erect the crosses and set up the victims on their crosses Again Josephus is writing in his comfortable rooms in Rome and inventing whatever figures he wishes to employ to illustrate the magnitude of the repression There was nobody around ever able to dispute his numbers These crucifixions are sometimes mentioned as being the inspiration for Paul s Jesus having been crucified