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Archaeologists Find a Coin Celebrating the Revolt against Rome
An expression of national identity.
This evening begins the fast day of Tisha b’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The Romans razed the latter, and the city of Jerusalem with it, in their successful effort to repress the revolt in Judea that began in 66 CE. Thus Israeli archaeologists’ recent discovery of coin from the time of the uprising is especially timely. Melanie Lidman writes:
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Archaeologists Find a Coin Celebrating the Revolt against Rome
An expression of national identity.