Archaeologists find 2,100-year-old bullet in Israel with ‘sarcastic’ message to enemies

Raluca Maniță

Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,100-year-old sling bullet in Israel inscribed with a pointed message aimed at enemy forces. The scientists found the bullet in a necropolis area along an ancient road at Hippos, once a prominent bishop’s seat during the Byzantine era . The city was known as Susita during the Hellenistic period, which lasted from 323 B.C. to about 31 B.C. The projectile, which officials date to the second century B.C., was carved with the Greek word “Learn,” according to a press

din zilele anterioare