Viggen Posted May 20, 2014 Report Share Posted May 20, 2014 What can coins minted by the rebels and Jerusalem’s Roman rulers tell us about the chain of events that eventually led to today’s Lag Ba’omer bonfires? The dating of the city’s construction was made possible by coins discovered beneath the layer of paving stones in the city and findings from a pile of trash, apparently from the Roman military camp in the city. This dating confirms an earlier study by Hanan Eshel and Boaz Zisu, which discovered hoards of coins from the Judean Desert that included both coins minted by the rebels and coins from Aelia Capitolina. But this is the first time that dating is based on excavations inside Jerusalem itself full story at Haaretz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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