On The Cross

"Crucifixion was a method of execution used by the Romans to punish slaves and foreigners. Hung from a crossbar astride an upright peg, the naked victim was allowed to hang as a public spectacle until dead. No vital organs were damaged, and death was slow agony. Prior to crucifixion, the victim was scourged and made to carry the crossbar to the execution site." Thousands were put to death, and some would hang for days. Crucifixion was the cruelest of death penalties ever utilized in all of history.