For #GoodFriday, the Pilate stone, a damaged limestone block and which mentions Pontus Pilate, the #Roman Prefect of Judea from AD26-36. This stone, found at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in 1961 is the earliest surviving, and only contemporary record of Pilate.

The partial inscription on the Pilate Stone reads
[DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIÉUM
[...PONTI]US PILATUS
[...PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA[EA]E
[...FECIT D]E[DICAVIT]
The translation is :
To the Divine Augusti [this] Tiberieum
...Pontius Pilate
...prefect of Judea
...has dedicated [this]

Pontius Pilate is mentioned in several sources near the time in which he lived, such as the Embassy to Gaius (c41 CE) by Philo of Alexandria, the Jewish Wars (c.74 CE) & Antiquities of the Jews (c.94 CE) by Josephus, & the four Gospels by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (AD66-110).

There is a strange myth that Pontius Pilate was born in #Scotland, under the Fortingall Yew (pictured) in Perthshire – the tree is one of the oldest in the UK, maybe 2,000-3,000 years old. Note that the Roman invasion of Scotland did not take place until AD80.

To end our thread on Pontius Pilate, here is Barry Dennen in the 1973 film Jesus Christ Superstar by @SirTimRice & @OfficialALW. Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that @LaurenceConnor1's arena tour will be available on @YouTube on 10/04/2020 from 7PM BST in the UK!