Crucifixion as a constant

[magnificentbeast]

 Crucifixion being as common as it was, and since they just left the bodies up there, would I be right in assuming that there were crucified decaying bodies outside the gates of every major settlement nearly every day of the year? Would that be something you'd see nearly every time you were outside a city? Or do you think it was a common sight, but maybe not an EVERY DAY sight? 

[caldrail]

Crucifixion wasn't that common, it was reserved for slaves, pirates, and criminals that needed the worst capital punishment such as enemies of the state. Under normal circumstances citizens were exempt but one source says that humiliores were later included as potential victims.. There were plenty of ways of getting rid of somebody not least being condemned ad gladius or ad bestias.

[magnificentbeast]

Thanks. So it was more of a sporadic event then. Like hangings in the American West 1800's maybe.

[caldrail]

Sort of. But there is an example of mass crucifixion mentioned by the sources, the 6000 captured rebels after the defeat of Spartacus along the Via Appia.