A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt. It provides new insights into Roman legal ...
New research on the longest Greek papyrus from the Judean Desert ever discovered offers unprecedented insights into life in ...
"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.
The main defendants, Gadalias and Saulos, stood accused of corrupt dealings, including falsified documents and fictitious ...
A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.
Scientists have studied a unique papyrus from the collection of the Israel Antiquities Authority that offers a rare insight ...
Archaeologists discovered a rare Greek-language papyrus in Israel’s Judean Desert, shedding light on Roman legal practices.
A sensational new papyrus from Israel documents fraud and sedition on the eve of a major Jewish revolt against Rome in the ...
Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.” ...
“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov ...
Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled ...