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

“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov ...

During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, two Jewish outlaws stood trial for a series of crimes including the freeing of slaves ...

A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt. It provides new insights into Roman legal ...

Since the left-hand margin of this part of the papyrus is missing, we cannot be sure where speeches ... considering that I am a free man. Shouldn’t you use my skill in accordance with my will, and not ...

Researchers Uncover Scribes of Ancient Pharaohs That Used Advanced Inks Containing Copper 2000 Years Ago A team of ...

Archaeologists discovered a rare Greek-language papyrus in Israel’s Judean Desert, shedding light on Roman legal practices.

Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled ...

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