The document details a case of forgery, tax evasion, fraudulent sale, and manumission of slaves in the Roman provinces of ...

The document is the longest Greek document found in the Judean Desert, spanning over 133 lines of written text.

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

Most slaves during the Roman Empire were foreigners and, unlike in modern times, Roman slavery was not based on race. Slaves in Rome might include prisoners of war, sailors captured and sold by ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

The papyrus revealed how the imperial state dealt with financial crimes - specifically tax fraud involving slaves - in Judaea ...

Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem unveil a ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

Whether they were directly involved in rebellion is still an open question, but the implications of their case cannot be ignored.” ...

A remarkable papyrus recently unearthed from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority offers unprecedented ...

Gladiator II explores the allure and dangers of political power, focusing on those who rise from the fringes of society to become central figures in the Roman Empire. Like its Oscar-winning ...