Archaeologists conducting excavations at the Roman Fort of Apsaros in Georgia, found evidence of the Legion X Fretensis

Arkeonews ^ | May 27, 2023 | Leman Altuntas

[SunkenCiv]

Polish scientists discovered that Legion X Fretensis, known for its brutal suppression of Jewish uprisings, was stationed in the early 2nd century AD in the Roman fort of Apsaros in Colchis on the Black Sea coast.

Until now, researchers were unaware of their presence in such a distant region.

This legion of the Imperial Roman army known as the Legio X Fretensis, or "Tenth Legion of the Strait," was formed around 41/40 BC. The legion played a key role in the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66-73), the first of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire.

This finding was made possible through the analysis of hundreds of bronze coins found during excavations. Archaeologist and numismatist Dr. Piotr Jaworski from the Department of Archaeology at the University of Warsaw identified additional stamps on some of the coins, known as countermarks...

While most of the coins originated from Antioch in Syria and Judea, archaeologists also came across a rebellious coin from the fourth year of the Jewish War. It may have ended up in the hands of the Romans after the capture of Masada, along with the entire Jewish treasury. They then marked it with their own countermarks.

The X Fretensis was also the primary force in the assault on the Herodium, and the famous siege on one of the last strongholds of resistance at Masada...

The coins most likely come from the Judean Treasury and were transported by the X Fretensis on their way to fight the Parthians at the beginning of the 2nd century AD, during the reign of Emperor Trajan.

By analyzing the coins, evidence of the legion's presence in the far northeast was discovered.

[SunkenCiv]

Roman Fort of Apsaros

[algore]

I didn’t remember these wars,

now I get to go down a very long rabbit hole

Thanks :)

[Obadiah]

In 70 AD Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans under emporer Titus. This is when the second temple was destroyed as Jesus said it would be.

[Hebrews 11:6]

That was the legion featured in the recent film “Risen”. So, I’m glad to learn more about it here. Thanks for posting this.

[JesusIsLord]

It’s amazing how far flung the Roman Empire was! Their road system was phenomenal - it’s where we get the saying, “all roads lead to Rome.”

[SunkenCiv]

Well, we were all pretty young then.

[Deaf Smith]

Pretty ballsy doing excavations in a war zone

[Cronos]

Yes. And if you compare with what Josephus writes, it is incredible how accurate the biblical prophecy about the destruction of Jerusalem in Matthew and Revelation is.

I find the most amazing is that the Judeans actually had a civil war inside Jerusalem while they were under siege by the romans. And the 3 factions burned each others food granaries, causing the starvation written about in Revelation.