Assertion: crucifixion | /r/AtLocation | persia
Facets:
value: probably
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Originating in Persia, crucifixion then spread to the Assyrians, Scythians, Taurians, Thracians, the people of India, the Germans, Celts, Britons, Numidians, and the Carthaginians.
text: The Romans had perfected crucifixion, which probably originated in Persia, to produce a slow death with the maximum amount of pain.