Archaeologists
in Rome have discovered the foundations of a second triumphal arch of Roman
Emperor Titus, which was thought to be lost to history, the Telegraph reports.
The arch once stood at the entrance to ancient Rome’s chariot-racing stadium,
the Circus Maximus. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus was emperor of Rome
from 79 to 81 A.D. Even though he responded quickly with aid when Vesuvius
erupted barely two months into his reign in 79 and is credited with completing
the Colosseum in 80, it is the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and his
victory against the Jews in 70 when he was just a general that has made Titus
one of the more well-known figures in Roman history. See pictures and read
complete article at -- http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/a-second-triumphal-arch-of-titus-discovered/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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