Rediscovered 1,900-Year-Old Papyrus Details Roman Trial Involving Tax Fraud and Forgery
- Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled a 1,900-year-old papyrus detailing a Roman trial involving tax fraud and forgery.
- The papyrus provides insights into Roman legal proceedings related to financial crimes in the provinces of Iudaea and Arabia, including a case against defendants Gadalias and Saulos.
- The document, the longest Greek papyrus found in the Judean Desert, reveals that forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or capital punishment.
- The trial's outcome remains unknown, and the text raises questions about the involvement of Gadalias and Saulos in rebellious activities during a turbulent period.
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