Tag: Judaea

Pontius Pilate

Aug 2, 2025

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by

Mark

in Ancient Rome, Everything Latin, Judaean Desert, Judea, Roman Christianity, Roman Empire, Rome

A stone with a circa 30 CE Latin dedicatory inscription of Pontius Pilate was discovered in Israel’s Caesarea port in the early 1960s. (Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority/ © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) The Pilate Stone is an engraved stone bearing the name of Pontius Pilate, the Perfectus of Judaea in 26-36 AD. The stone was found…