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A remarkable discovery in northern Israel has shed light on one of the least-documented Jewish uprisings against Roman rule.
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Zefat Academic College have unearthed a hoard of 22 bronze coins, dating back more than 1,600 years, in the ancient settlement of Hukok in the Lower Galilee.
The treasure was found stashed in a small crevice deep inside an underground hiding complex, a network of tunnels and chambers first carved during the Great Revolt (66–70 CE) and later adapted for the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132–136 CE). To the researchers’ surprise, the coins turned out to be from a much later conflict — the Gallus Revolt of 351–352 CE, the last Jewish rebellion under Roman rule.
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Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Zefat Academic College have unearthed a hoard of 22 bronze coins, dating back more than 1,600 years, in the ancient settlement of Hukok in the Lower Galilee.
The treasure was found stashed in a small crevice deep inside an underground hiding complex, a network of tunnels and chambers first carved during the Great Revolt (66–70 CE) and later adapted for the Bar-Kochba Revolt (132–136 CE). To the researchers’ surprise, the coins turned out to be from a much later conflict — the Gallus Revolt of 351–352 CE, the last Jewish rebellion under Roman rule.
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Rare coin hoard unearthed in Galilee reveals hidden chapter of Jewish revolt against Rome
A remarkable discovery in northern Israel has shed light on one of the least-documented Jewish uprisings against Roman rule
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