in latin via dolorosa.that name runs through the entire old town. via doloorosa begins here. it is believed that the roman fortress of antonia once stood on this site, where the procurator pontius pilate sentenced christ to execution. today it is an ordinary street. on one side there are monasteries and churches, on the other there are arab shops selling souvenirs. there is another version of the trial of jesus, which claims that it did not take place in the fortress of antonia. and in the palace of herod the great, as described in bulgakov’s novel, master margarita. in the fortress antonia cohort, for example, even alone, obviously did not last for a month, there was not enough space there, and pilate himself did not need to be accommodated in the antonia fortress. at his disposal was the large, very well fortified palace of herod the great. on via doloorosa there are 14 special places associated with the gospel texts. they are called stops or stations. anyone can walk this path; every friday an organized