Archaeologists Excavated Lost Roman Road Built by Pontius Pilate who Crucified Jesus

After six years of constant excavating in a Palestine neighbourhood, archaeologists finally found something interesting. They discovered a 2000-year-old road from the time of Pontius Pilate.

Pilate is the man who crucified Jesus Christ. The street discovered, stretches 220 metres, from the Pool of Siloam in the south right through to Temple Mount. Most probably it was used by Pilgrims to reach Temple Mount.

Archaeologists found around 100 coins from under the excavated street. All the coins date as late as 17 to 31 CE. It suggests that the road was begun and completed under Pilate’s reign.

The entire street must have been around 600 metres long and eight metres wide.It seems as a grand road having slabs of limestone paving all the way. These slabs are a hallmark of Roman road  design. It is amazing that during that time around 10,000 tons of quarried limestone rock was used in its construction.

The street was a special street given its “opulent and grand” design as said by Dr.Joe Uziel. And it connects both Pool of Siloam and Mount Temple, two important places. This shows, the road was a holy one in Jerusalem.

What makes this road so significant is the ruler under whose reign the road was built. Pontius Pilate was the presider over Jesus’s trial. In the Bible, it is also described how he washed his hands of the guilt. Many historic evidences tag him as a brutal ruler.

The road wasn’t a regular road, it has stepped podiums alongside. That suggests its religious significance.

Other than excavating the historic Roman Road, archaeologists have also claimed to uncover the city where Jesus was resurrected.