What’s in an ‘O’? A 2,000-year-old ring offers clues to workers in Pontius Pilate’s administration

A 2,000-year-old ring found at Herodium in the Judean desert likely links a local worker to the administration of Pontius Pilate, according to a new study. The small copper-alloy signet bears six Greek letters, ΠΙΛΑΤΟ, beside an image of a pottery vessel. Researchers first published the ring in 2018, but its meaning and owner have […]