Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Holy Western Wall in Jerusalum Not Built by Herod

roman coins

Herod was originally credited with building Temple Mount, an ancient temple built during Roman times. However, new evidence counters that claim. Several coins that were made during the governorship of Valerius Gratus in 17 A.D. suggested that the Temple was built many after Herod's death. In addition to finding other Roman artifacts, this finding provided more evidence for the theory that unemployed Jewish workers revolted after finishing the wall.

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