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Forgery and fiscal fraud: New papyrus from Israel reveals a spectacular criminal case from the Roman empire
This criminal case unfolded between two major Jewish uprisings against Roman rule: the Jewish Diaspora revolt (115–117 CE) and the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–136 CE). Notably, the text implicates ...
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Longest Greek papyrus in Judean Desert reveals Roman corruption trial before Bar Kokhba revolt
An international team of researchers unveiled a nearly 2,000-year-old corruption case, shedding light on Roman legal practices and Jewish history in Judea. Scholars from the Austrian Academy of ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as 1,900-year-old papyrus sheds light on ancient criminal case
This case, occurring between the Jewish Diaspora Revolt (115-117 CE) and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132-136 CE), involved charges of forgery, tax evasion, and fraudulent slave sales. Gadalias ...
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Romans go home!
In a new blog on papyrology, Roman historian Anna Dolganov discusses the publication of a remarkable new papyrus from Israel, dating to the years between two massive Jewish rebellions against ...