cf. Matthew 27:27-31They (the soldiers mocking Jesus) had been fighting what today we would call terrorists - Jewish rebels against Rome, desperate for liberty, ready to do anything. The Roman soldiers had probably seen some of their friends killed. They were tired of policing such a place, far away from their homes, having to keep the lid on a volatile and dangerous situation with all kinds of rebel groups ready to riot.
Now here was someone who'd been accused of trying to make himself 'King of the Jews'. He was going to die within hours. Why not have a bit of fun at his expense? Why not tease him, beat him up a bit, show him what the Romans thinking of other people's 'kings'? ... let him know that someone else is in fact boss.p181-2
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