Crux Simplex

By Crusader1307

Not to be confused with Impalement (but from which the process did develop), Crux Simplex was a form of Torture and ultimate Execution, practiced (rarely) by The Ancient Romans. However, examples can be found in Ancient Greece. The practice was also adopted by some Muslin Kingdoms. Seen as the first attempt at more ''conventional forms'' of Crucifixion, The Crux Simplex could have been used to torture and kill. Unlike the traditional Crucifixion, by which the Victim has His arms nailed to a transom (bar) with His feet likewise impaled to a small platform, Crux Simplex was a simple wooden stake or spike implanted to the ground (such a piece needing to be 8-feet long with 4-feet buried). The Victim had his arms raised over His head with his wrists crossed. A nail would be hammered through bone and flesh of both limbs, securely fastening them to the wood. The height required the victim to be raised from the ground by several feet. Fin ally, the feet (also laid one over the other) – were nailed into the wood. Cause of death was the same as the more traditional form, with death brought about by Asphyxia from literally ''drowning'' on One's own body fluids – cause Pluresy and Heart Failure. Rarely would the Victim's body be allowed to remain. In some cases, specially chosen natural trees were used (and often reused).