Has the Ring of Pontius Pilate Been Found?

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Has the Ring of Pontius Pilate Been Found?

Has this ring discovered near Jerusalem more than 50 years ago belonged to Pontius Pilate? A 2,000-year-old ring that was unearthed 50 years ago near Jerusalem may well have been worn by Pontius Pilate the man who was the Roman prefect of Judea in the years A.D. 26 to 37. Pilate served as the fifth prefect for the Roman province of Judaea under the Roman emperor Tiberius during the probable lifetime of Jesus. The ring bears an inscription that r…