Tertullian on the darkness surrounding the cross

Matthew 27:45 stated that darkness fell throughout all the land for three hours (noon to three) as Christ was hanging on the cross.  Evidently Christians viewed (and still do) as a supernatural act of God that symbolized His judgment upon His son.  The early church father brought this ominous moment up to his readers a generation later when he wrote, the “wonder (of this darkness) is related in your own annals and is preserved in your archives to this day.”