“For the Freedom of Jerusalem:” Ancient Coin Shows More Support for Revolt than Known Before

[TomSea]

“For the Freedom of Jerusalem:” Ancient Coin Shows More Support for Revolt than Known Before
by TheTower.org Staff | 05.03.18 3:10 pm

A recently discovered coin stamped with the phrase “for the freedom of Jerusalem,” which was found in a cave outside of the central Israeli city of Modi’in, suggests that the Bar Kochba rebellion against Roman rule following the destruction of the second Jewish Temple had more widespread support than previously thought, The Times of Israel reported.

The finding was revealed Thursday, which is Lag B’Omer on the Hebrew calendar, a day when the ultimately unsuccessful revolt is commemorated. That the bronze coin was found so far from Jerusalem, where the revolt was centered, “is important evidence for historians in corroborating the broad geographical spread of the revolt and its supporters,” the Times reported.

Previously, historians and archaeologists thought that the revolt didn’t have much support north of Jerusalem, but the coin and other recently discovered activity in the region suggests that rebels were also active in the area.

Read more at: http://www.thetower.org/for-the-freedom-of-jerusalem-ancient-coin-shows-more-support-for-revolt-than-known-before/

They have also found items related to the Roman Empire in the UK recently. Fascinating.

[LucasWhite]

as if they needed any more coins