Millions of women and men know the name of Ponce Pilate and his role in the condemnation and cruxification of Jesus-Christ . But apart from that, little is known of this Roman governor who administered the kingdom of Judea from 26 until 36.

Jean-Pierre Lemonon , an eminent professor and expert of the history of the 1st century, examines archaeological, historical, and biblical sources to draw a portrait of this figure whose existence was definitely proven in 1961 with the excavation of the “Pilate Inscription“. This block of limestone, excavated from the Roman theater near Caesarea, bears a monumental inscription by “Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea” to Tiberius Caesar, emperor of Rome.

Link: Ponce Pilate on Wikipedia

This entry was posted on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 under book, history.