Archaeology: The 1st Extra-Biblical Proof That Pontius Pilate Lived, Literally Carved in Stone at Excavation Site in Ancient Biblical City

The historical record serves as confirmation for followers of Jesus Christ that He walked among us, was crucified, and was raised.

Although several eyewitness accounts speak to that truth, the archaeological evidence supports it.

Excavation began on the port city of Caesarea Maritima in the 1950s after its destruction by Muslims in 1265.

It was here that Peter baptized the first non-Jewish Christian and Paul was put on trial before the Romans.

It is perhaps most famous in recent years for the discovery of the Pilate Stone.

In 1961, archaeologists found a limestone slab while excavating a theater in the city that reads, “To this Divine Augusti Tiberieum, Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea, has dedicated this.”

The U.K.’s Daily Mail reported that the stone was