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Crucifixion as a form of capitol punishment goes all the way back to the ancient Persians, but was simultaneously being used in other empires at the same time - hence it cannot be said for sure where the invention of crucifixion took place, nor by whom. It was already a well-known form of execution by the time of the founding of the Roman Empire.

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