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Artifact found in Jesus’ footsteps reveals new era of history

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Archaeologists discovered a stone (left shows the inscription marked) in the region where

Archaeologists have discovered two lost settlements of ancient Rome, suggesting the empire’s control stretched wider than previously believed.

They found an ancient slab of volcanic rock formed into a rectangular artifact, which was used to mark land borders in the Galilee, between northern Israel and southern Lebanon.

Carved in ancient Greek letters, the stone declares that the previously unknown cities of Tirathas and Golgol were under the control of the Roman Empire and contains the name of four governors in charge of administering the empire’s territories abroad.

The etchings date back 1,720 years to the reign of Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander, the ruler in the original 2000 Gladiator film.

The location showed that people living within the border were under imperial rule and taxed by the Roman Empire 2,500 miles away in Italy.

But it also has religious significance. The stone was found in Upper Galilee which was believed to be where Jesus preached, walked on water and was baptized.

The team, from Hebrew University, emphasized that “such discoveries provide a unique glimpse into the lives of ancient inhabitants, the pressures they faced and the lasting traces of their communities in the archaeological record.”

Professor Uzi Leibner said: ‘Finding such a boundary stone not only sheds light on ancient land ownership and taxation, but also provides a tangible link to the lives of individuals who navigated these complex systems almost two millennia ago.’

Archaeologists discovered a stone (left shows the inscription marked) in the region where

The ancient Romans controlled much of the Middle East, including Anatolia, the Levant, parts of Mesopotamia and Arabia. They also held power over Israel from 63 BC. Until 135 AD.

The stone was found at the site of Abel Beth Maacah, an ancient city in the Upper Galilee region of Israel.

“The names Tirthas and Golgol are not known from other boundary stones found in the area, nor from any ancient source,” the team shared in the bumpY, saying that these are two new settlements of the vast Roman Empire.

Archaeologists speculated that a large ruin in the area could have resided in Tirthas in the late 19th century. The previous excavation recorded the site as KH. Turritha.

“The similarity of the names Turritha – Tirthas, located in the same area, can hardly be coincidental and it is likely that the former preserves the old name,” researchers wrote.

‘The surveyors gave no description besides ‘large mounds of basalt stones’, and we could find no archaeological information at this site, today located on the Lebanese side of the border.’

However, the boundary stone was made of basalt, a dark-colored igneous rock that forms when lava cools rapidly at the Earth’s surface.

‘As the suggestion to identify Tirthas with KH. Turritha is correct, then the field(s) of Golgol/M could have been anywhere to the west, south or north of the Boundary Stone’s original site,” the study reads.

Archaeologists have unearthed a boundary stone in Galilee containing ancient Greek inscriptions from previously unknown areas, revealing

Archaeologists have unearthed a boundary stone in Galilee containing ancient Greek inscriptions from previously unknown areas, revealing

Galilee, located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, is mentioned in the Bible as the location for most of Jesus' ministry and where he walked on water and was baptized

Galilee, located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon, is mentioned in the Bible as the location for most of Jesus’ ministry and where he walked on water and was baptized

Archaeologists speculated that a large ruin in the area could have resided in Tirthas in the late 19th century. The previous excavation recorded the site as KH. Turritha

Archaeologists speculated that a large ruin in the area could have resided in Tirthas in the late 19th century. The previous excavation recorded the site as KH. Turritha

There are some sites With Roman-era remains west of Tell Abel remains Beth Maacah, but none bear a name similar to Golgol.

“There is, however, a low, rounded mound less than a kilometer from the eastern slopes of Abel Beth Maacah that can be identified with it,” the researchers said.

They connected Golgol with Gilgal and Golgotha ​​because of the linguistic, topographical and cultural similarities between the names.

Gilgal, mentioned in the Book of Joshua, was the eastern border of Jericho, where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River following their exodus from Egypt.

And Golgotha ​​is the name of the hill in Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, as described in the four Gospels of the Bible. The name translates to ‘Place of the Skull’.

This discovery adds to a unique corpus of more than 20 boundary stones concentrated in the northern Hula Valley and surrounding areas.

The stones mark a period of increased administrative control aimed at standardizing taxes and clarifying land ownership.

This particular finding highlights the interconnectedness of historical geography, economic policies, and local settlement patterns.

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