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July 31, 2015

A Rare Roman Coin Tells How the Destruction of Jerusalem Became Part of Imperial Propaganda

Was Judea captured, or recaptured?

Numerous Roman coins have been discovered bearing the words Iudea capta (Judea captured), marking the quashing of the Jewish revolt in the year 70 CE. But now archaeologists have discovered one inscribed with the more accurate phrase Iudea recepta (Judea recaptured). Raphael Poch explains what this discovery reveals about the way Vespasian, emperor of Rome, exploited his victory over the Jews:

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