And they raised a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. We are witnesses of everything he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. It was practiced, especially in the times of war, by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Egyptians, and later by the Romans. So dreaded was it that even in the pre-Christian era, the cares and troubles of the life were often compared to a cross. It is clear that we do not know the various forms of crucifixion that existed in antiquity, particularly in Egypt.
More research needs to be conducted on various forms of crucifixion in antiquity, inshallah .