Crucifixion is the process where a person is nailed or bound to a cross or a stake.
It was first used by the Persians and later by the Egyptians, Carthaginians, and Romans as a form of capital punishment. Alexander the Great introduced it to the Mediterranean area and the Romans perfected it as a means of capital punishment. Normally, there was a permanent stake in the ground. The victim carried the crossbar on his back to the stake which usually weighed between 50 and 75 lbs. Sometimes the person was nailed to the crossbar, other times he was tied to it.