Scrolls from the Judean Desert

Papyrus, credit: Shai Halevi, courtesy of the Leon Levy Online Library of the Judean Desert Scrolls, Israel Antiquities Authority

Ancient papyrus reveals fascinating corruption story from the Roman period in the Land of Israel

New research reveals a Greek document from the second century AD that documents a sophisticated tax fraud that took place in the years before the Bar Kokhba Revolt. The papyrus provides a rare glimpse into the Roman legal system and political processes that preceded the revolt.