he was probably nailed up to an X of logs
We know what the cross looked like. It was shaped like a T. The upright was fixed in place, and the crossbar was hoisted into position on a rope after the criminal had been nailed to it; then the criminal's feet were nailed to the upright. Jesus only carried the crossbeam of the cross, not the whole thing.
Any account from that time of crucifixions I have found state it was done exactly like I described. And this is from alternate sources, with no skin in the game.
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