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The Pilate stone is a damaged block (82 cm x 65 cm) of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26 to 36. It was discovered at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in 1961.
Pilate Stone (c. 36 AD) – carved inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman-controlled province of Judaea from 26 to 36 AD. Delphi Inscription (c. 52 AD) – The reference to proconsul Gallio in the inscription provides an important marker for developing a chronology of the life of Apostle Paul by relating it to the ...
Pages in category "1st-century artifacts" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Pilate stone; W. Witcham Gravel helmet
The stone artifact, found in Israel, helps explain a popular motif that appears in Greek mythology and the Hebrew Bible. 2,800-year-old serpent artifact is a ‘missing link’ to Hercules ...
Sources on Pontius Pilate are limited, although modern scholars know more about him than about other Roman governors of Judaea. [14] The most important sources are the Embassy to Gaius (after the year 41) by contemporary Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria, [15] the Jewish Wars (c. 74) and Antiquities of the Jews (c. 94) by the Jewish historian Josephus, as well as the four canonical Christian ...
Neanderthals likely made a type of glue to help them better grip stone tools, according to a new analysis of artifacts recently rediscovered in a Berlin museum.
According to the Pilate Stone, Pilate was officially the prefect of Judea. The characterization of Pilate as governor may link with Jesus' prediction at Matthew 10:18 that he would be "dragged before governors." [7] Josephus also refers to him as governor, while Tacitus uses Procurator, the later title for the governor of the region. [7]
He picked up a sharp stone — and discovered an ancient artifact, the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments wrote in an April 8 Facebook post. Archaeologists identified the carved stone as a ...