Episode 99 Judea Capta
A coin minted by Vespasian brings us back to a lost aspect of Judea—one which has now been reborn.
Supplemental Materials:
- Click here to read Menachem Begin’s speech upon being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.
- Click here to see the ruins of the Roman Temple of Peace.
- Click here to see one of Vespasian’s Judea Capta coins.
- Click here to read more about the resurrection of the date palm in Israel.
- Click here to see the ancient Jewish coin bearing the words “Israel Liberata.”
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