Assertion: crucifixion | /r/CapableOf | originate with persian
Facets:
value: most likely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Though closely associated with Rome, crucifixion originated with the Phoenicians and Persians.
text: Crucifixion was a practice that originated with the Persians and was later passed on to the Carthaginians and the Phoenicians.
text: Crucifixion was a regular mode of capital punishment among early pagan nations, and most likely originated with the Persians and then spread to the Assyrians, Germans, Celts, Britons and others.