The only known ancient inscription which mentions the Roman governor Pontius Pilatus was found in June 1961 in Caesarea-on-the-Sea (Caesarea Maritima) by Dr. Antonio Frova in the ruins of the Fourth Century Roman amphitheater at the site.
The original flat stone was part of a dedicatory plaque for a temple dating from 26 to 36 AD. In the Fourth Century, the stone was used as one building block for a set of stairs in a theater. The original inscription is now housed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
This phenomenon is seen repeatedly in the Middle East. Many ancient stones were pulled from ruins of ancient towns and cities and re-used as building blocks for later buildings.
The original flat stone was part of a dedicatory plaque for a temple dating from 26 to 36 AD. In the Fourth Century, the stone was used as one building block for a set of stairs in a theater. The original inscription is now housed in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
This phenomenon is seen repeatedly in the Middle East. Many ancient stones were pulled from ruins of ancient towns and cities and re-used as building blocks for later buildings.
The inscription reads as:
Line One: TIBERIEUM,,
Line Two: (PON) TIUS
Line Three: (PRAEF) ECTUS IUDA (EAE)
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