According to the New Testament accounts in the Gospels, Jesus of Nazareth was arrested and crucified by the Romans in Jerusalem. During that period, crucifixion was a common Roman form of execution. The Gospels provide varying details about the events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion but generally describe the following sequence of events:
1. Arrest: Jesus was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane by a group of soldiers and religious leaders.
2. Trials: Jesus underwent several trials before Jewish and Roman authorities, including before the Jewish high priest Caiaphas and the Roman governor Pontius Pilate.
3. Sentencing: Despite finding no guilt in Jesus, Pilate yielded to the demands of the crowd who insisted on Jesus' death and ordered him to be crucified.
4. Carrying the Cross: Jesus was then made to carry his own cross to the site of crucifixion, which was traditionally called Golgotha or the "place of the skull."
5. Crucifixion: Jesus was stripped of his clothes and nailed onto a large wooden cross, alongside two other criminals. The nails were driven through his hands and feet, causing excruciating pain.
6. Suffering and Death: While on the cross, Jesus endured physical agony and emotional anguish. He prayed to God and spoke with his followers. After several hours, he cried out, "It is finished," and bowed his head, yielding his spirit and passing away.
7. Burial: After Jesus' death, his body was taken down from the cross by his disciples and buried in a tomb. His subsequent resurrection is a central tenet of Christian belief.
The precise details and accounts of the crucifixion vary slightly between the different Gospels, but they all emphasize Jesus' willingness to sacrifice himself for the salvation of humanity and the significance of his death and resurrection in Christian theology.