Yes, Ancient Romans Really Did Practice Crucifixion
That this gruesome practice occurred cannot be doubted, as archaeological evidence confirms the ancient literature.
G.W. Thielman
By G.W. Thielman
March 30, 2018
Various societies crucified condemned victims from the at least the fifth century BC to the fourth century AD. Herodotus in “History†relates how the Athenians hanged Persian viceroy Artayctes by nailing him to boards, c. 479 BC.
After capturing the Phoenician city Tyre in 332 BC, Alexander the Great crucified 2,000 survivors along the Mediterranean coast, according to Quintus Curtius Rufus in his “Life of Alexander.†The victor of the Third Servile War in 71 BC, Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus crucified 6,000 defeated gladiators and slaves, who had been led by Spartacus, as reported by Appian in “Civil Wars.â€
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