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June 19, 2024

A Hoard of Ancient Coins Testifies to the Jews’ Last Attempt to Overthrow the Romans

Traces of the Gallus revolt in Lod.

Yesterday’s newsletter mentioned Josephus, who both participated in and wrote the definitive account of the first Jewish revolt against Rome, which lasted from 66 to 74 CE. But this was not the only attempt to liberate Judea. The recent discovery of a cache of ancient silver and bronze coins buried in the ruins of a large building in the city of Lod sheds light on one of them. Gavriel Fiske writes:

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