They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him — the purple robe (the color of royalty) and the crown of thorns (a parody of the laurel crown) are the mock coronation regalia. The soldiers are mocking a royal claimant — a form of entertainment for a garrison that deals with violent criminals. The thorns pressed into the scalp are not merely symbolic but painful.

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