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Pilate Inscription
✦ In June 1961 Italian archaeologists led by Dr. Antonio Frova were excavating an ancient Roman amphitheatre near Caesarea-on-the-Sea (Maritima) and uncovered a limestone block. On the face is a monumental inscription which is part of a larger dedication to Tiberius Caesar which says that is was from “Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea.” ✦ Hard evidence regarding Pontius Pilate’s existance includes the inscribed stone, a few coins, references from Jewish historians Flavius Josephus and Philo of Alexandria, a mention by Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56 - 117 CE) in “The Annals of Imperial Rome, XV.42”, and the Gospels. |
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