Archaeology series 5: Pontius Pilate Inscription

Pilate inscription

-Size:82 centimeters high,65 centimeters wide

-Dated: 26–37 CE

-Discovered in 1961 by Italian archaeologists led by Dr. Antonio Frova. They were excavating an ancient Roman amphitheatre near Caesarea-on-the-Sea (Maritima) when they uncovered the limestone block.

-Composed in Latin





*Reads

...]S TIBERIVM
...PON]TIVS PILATVS
...PRAEF]ECTVSIVDA[EA]

Trans:To the honorable gods (this) TiberiumPontius Pilate,Prefect of Judea,had dedicated