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Crucifixion
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This article is about crucifixion as a method of capital punishment. For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation).
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death.[1][2] It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans,[1] among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the 21st century. [3]
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The crucifixion of Jesus is central to Christianity,[1] and the cross (sometimes depicting Jesus nailed to it) is the main religious symbol in Christianity.