The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.
The document details a case of forgery, tax evasion, fraudulent sale, and manumission of slaves in the Roman provinces of ...
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1,900-year-old papyrus 'best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus'A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.
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An extraordinary, lengthy document dated to around 130 A.D. chronicles a legal case from ancient Judaea. The details point to ...
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Researchers Have Deciphered a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old True Crime PapyrusThe Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations in the Roman Empire ...
“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov ...
This is the best-documented Roman legal case from Judea other than the trial of Jesus ... were considered serious crimes in the Roman Empire, punishable by hard labor and even execution.' ...
One of the farthest corners of the Roman Empire, Judaea was a land of ancient traditions and religious fervor. Decades of Roman rule were causing ever more resentment. Jesus was born to a family ...
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Ancient papyrus documenting ‘best Roman court case since Jesus’ trial’ found in desert caveExplore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek ...
A remarkable papyrus recently unearthed from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority offers unprecedented ...
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