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 The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez

Jewish men (and women) think about the Roman Empire all the time. We can’t avoid it

By Benjamin Resnick/JTA
 Photo:   Cllr Paul Hodgkinson, Cotswold District Council Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Health and Emma Stuart, Corinium Museum Director.

Ancient Roman cavalry swords unearthed in the UK

 A gladiator in armor

How often do you think about the Roman Empire?

 Four ancient swords found preserved in Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve

Israel unearths ancient Roman swords, javelin stolen by Jewish rebels

Fasti ostienses from the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Ancient fragments paint a picture of Roman emperor Hadrian’s daily life

 A section of the aqueduct in Caesarea which collapsed overnight.

Arch of ancient Roman aqueduct collapses overnight in Caesarea

 Archaeologists look at parts of a wooden Roman ship dated to the 3rd century AD, at the ancient city of Viminacium, near Kostolac, Serbia, May 28, 2020.

4th century Roman ship uncovered by Serbian coal miners

By REUTERS
 The silver coin, as found, showing the obverse face with the chalice in the center, and above it the letter “Aleph” marking Year 1 of the outbreak of the  revolt, and the inscription “half-shekel”, the value of the coin.

Rebel Jewish coin dating to anti-Roman revolt discovered in Israel

 Palestinians uncover a Roman-era cemetery in Gaza, July 23, 2023.

At least 125 tombs discovered at Roman-era cemetery in Gaza

By REUTERS
 A gladiator in armor

Were there Jewish gladiators in the Roman Empire?

 One of the ships found in Lake Nemi.

Stone head, thought to be from Roman Emperor Caligula’s ship, found in Italian lake

A Spanish police officer looks over a street in Barcelona after a van ramming attack there killed 13, August 18, 2017.

Spain police seize 1,900-year-old Roman bust amid trove of archaeological treasures

By REUTERS
 A team of archeological experts and workers, preserve a newly-discovered Roman coffin in a wooden box at the site of a 2000-year-old Roman cemetery in northern Gaza Strip February 14, 2023

Archaeologists discover ancient Roman mausoleum in the UK

 Palestinian women from Battir collect wood and herbs along the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway line near the village in 1967.

Battir: A Palestinian village with a rich, dramatic Jewish history

By MICHAEL ZIMMERMAN
 Illustrative image of a Roman-era head sculpture.

Archaeologists discover sculpted Roman-era heads in England