A Gentile was the first to acknowledge that Jesus is the Son of God
According to the Bible, a Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear while he was on the cross. This event is described in the Gospel of John, chapter 19, as occurring to ensure Jesus was dead before his body was removed from the cross.
He forgave him.
Peter was the disciple who cut off the ear of the Roman soldier when taking Jesus to Pilate. Jesus then miraculously healed the soldier's ear.
Because people in the era of Jesus were an army
Mark wrote for the Roman population. They were into power, so he addressed his gospel to them to show the power of Jesus. Matthew was written toward the Jews. Luke to the Greeks. John's gospel was written to show the love of Jesus.
AnswerJohn's Gospel tells of the Roman soldier piercing Jesus' side with a spear. The author seems to have known more about Jewish and Roman customs in the first century than did any of the other gospel authors. He knew that the soldiers would break the legs of crucified men if they wanted to hasten death in order to avoid leaving the bodies on the crosses during the Jewish Sabbath. However, he wanted to draw a parallel between Jesus and the paschal lamb, which must be perfect and have no broken bones; he probably also wanted to make his post-resurrection appearances of Jesus easier to explain. So, he had the soldiers break the legs of the other two men on the crosses, but only pierce Jesus' side with a spear.
When Jesus was on the cross no knife was used by the roman soldier , he used his spear.
St. Longinus, the Roman soldier who said "Surely this man was the son of god" at the crucifixion.
Cyrenius or Quirinius (51 B.C. - 21A.D.) was born of a wealthy family in the Roman Empire. His career took him from a Roman soldier to Governor. As Governor of Syria he is believed to have taken a census during the supposed time of the birth of Jesus. He and the census are mentioned in the Gospel of Luke.
He was the slave of a Roman soldier not much else is known about him. Does that help?
Yes the Roman soldier also died one day.
The Roman soldier with big nose standing third to his left!