Roman Criminals Were Crucified

Roman Criminals Were Crucified

Crucifixion was a combination of punishment and political spectacle used by the Roman Empire.

Individuals were whipped, forced to carry a wooden cross, or a similar structure, and fixed onto the cross by rope or nails and finally left until the condemned died.

The cross could be propped in any orientation, but it depended mostly on how long the executioners wanted the condemned to live before their inevitable death.

Those who died were rarely buried; their remains were usually left to be eaten by wild animals.