Crucifixion

Crucifixion is a type of execution usually by being nailed to a cross. It was used as a capital punishment by some ancient kingdoms, such as ancient Persia and Rome.   Different types of crosses were used for crucifixion: T-shaped, X-shaped, and sometimes just trees.  It killed people by making them bleed, go into shock, and making it hard for them to breathe, eventually to die of suffocation.  Some of the people would live for several days before dying. 

Jesus

The most famous person to have been crucified was Jesus, the Son of God according to the Christian religion. He was crucified along with two thieves. The cross later became a symbol of Christianity. Six of the twelve apostles of Jesus were also crucified later on, but most of them asked to be crucified in a different way from Jesus. For example, Andrew (who later became the patron saint of Scotland) was crucified on an X-shaped cross. In the year 337 AD, Emperor Constantine I abolished crucifixion in the Roman Empire.

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