Archaeologists uncovered a boundary stone, used to mark land borders during the Roman Empire, dated to a period during which the empire was jointly ruled by four emperors. The boundary stone—located ...

The text, deciphered by Dr. Avner Ecker and Prof. Uzi Leibner, enhances our understanding of the fiscal and territorial reforms implemented by Diocletian in the late 3rd century CE, when he ...

In 293 the Emperor Diocletian established an autocratic government and created the Tetrarchy, dividing the Empire into Western and Eastern portions to ensure its survival. Each was to be ruled by ...

The find enriches our understanding of the socio-economic dynamics during the Tetrarchy, particularly the implications of Diocletian's reforms on rural communities. Prof. Leibner and Dr.

This inscription not only mentions two previously undocumented village names, Tirathas and Golgol, but also introduces an imperial tax official named Basiliakos. Aerial view of Abel Bet Maacah ...

“This specific stone dates back to the period of the so-called Tetrarchy, under the reign of Diocletian.” The stone, a meter-long basalt slab, was later reused to cover a medieval Mamluk grave ...

The stone was originally used to delineate agricultural borders between the villages under Roman Emperor Diocletian’s tax reform laws instituted during the Roman Tetrarchy’s brief reign of power.