Judea rediscovered

University of Haifa researchers have discovered a massive rectangular stone inscribed with the name Gargilius Antiques, and states that he was Rome’s Prefect of Judea. He ruled during the period leading up to the outbreak of the Bar Kochva revolt in 131 CE. Later, the Romans renamed Judea “Palaestina”.

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/thats-whats-in-a-name/

http://www.dailywire.com/news/11297/artifact-found-validating-ancient-jewish-claim-hank-berrien

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