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

Millenium Trigoly - Vol. 1

The “Millennium Trilogy” is a publishing sensation in France, UK and many other European countries (not to mention Sweden the country of the author). It is an epic tale of serial murder and corporate trickery spanning several continents, and addressing the themes of investigative journalism, the moral bankruptcy of big capital and the contemporary culture of corruption.

The first volume has been published in English under the title “The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo” and in French as “Les hommes qui n’aimaient pas les femmes“.

According to amazon.com, the book will be available in the US in September 2008.

The journalist and author Stieg Larsson died suddenly, shortly after delivering the three novels to his publisher. His website provides more biographical information as well as the announcement of a coming movie.