Crucifixion in the Roman Empire
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The practice of crucifixion was a common method of execution in ancient Eurasian empires, mainly in the Roman Empire. The practice involves the subject's hands being nailed to a wooden cross. It is often associated to the crucifixion of Jesus, an event in the New Testament of the Christian Bible that details the death of Jesus.
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The practice of crucifixion became a standard for executing persecuted individuals in ancient Eurasian nations. A notably early use of crucifixion was in 519 BCE in the Persian Empire, where the emperor Darius the Great issued the crucifixion of about 3,000 individuals.
Crucifixion is a major focus in the New Testament of the Christian Biblical canon; Jesus, the central Christian figure, is claimed to have died via crucifixion as ordered by Judaean governor Pontius Pilate. Tellings of Jesus' crucifixion vary between the Gospels, however; in the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is described to have died screaming and in agony, whilst in the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is depicted as dying serenely.
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