Rome's record of the cross

Tacitus: "Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus." A stone at Caesarea names Pilate prefect of Judaea.

The mechanism

THE ENEMY'S HISTORIAN AGREES ON THE FACT

How it was checked

• EvidenceT7 PRIMARY DOCUMENT / MEASUREMENT; Status: ADDED 2026-09-18
• Letter eraTHE PAYMENT c. 30 AD
• Plate — Pilate Stone, Israel Museum, Jerusalem · photo Carole Raddato · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dedicatory_inscription_found_reused_in_the_staircase_of_the_theatre_of_Caesarea,_the_first_and_only_mention_of_Pontius_Pilates'_name_ever_unearthed,_26-36_AD,_Israel_Museum,_Jerusalem_(15655925251).jpg
• SourcesHISTORY — Tacitus, Annals 15.44; the Pilate Stone (Israel Museum)