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David Harris

An inscription found at Caesarea in the 1950s is the only archaeological confirmation of Pontius Pilate’s existence. Though the left half is obscured, all but the first word can be deciphered: “ … the Tiberium, which Pontius Pilate, the Prefect of Judea, gave [and] dedicated.” It was discovered in secondary use as part of a third-century staircase.