For over a century and a half, excavations in Jerusalem have been uncovering segments of the city’s Early Roman period network of streets, particularly the street that wended its way from the southernmost gate of the city, alongside the Siloam Pool and towards the Temple Mount. The importance of this street is evident from its dimensions as well as from the quality of its construction, which undoubtedly required an expansive workforce that included skilled labourers and craftsmen. Based on archaeological and historical data, the creation of the street has variously been attributed to some time in the Herodian period, to the reign of Herod and to the days of Herod Agrippa II. Here, based on numismatic evidence, we propose a more precise timeframe. We suggest that the street was constructed in the 1st century CE, in the middle of the first period of direct Roman rule, specifically during Pontius Pilate’s tenure as governor of the newly named province of Judea. We bolster this claim with a discussion of Pilate’s mandate and goals as provincial governor.

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本丢彼拉多在耶路撒冷：从西罗亚池到圣殿山的纪念碑街

一个半世纪以来，耶路撒冷的挖掘工作一直在发掘该市早期罗马时期街道网络的一部分，尤其是从城市最南端的大门、西罗亚池旁和圣殿山延伸出来的街道。这条街的重要性从其规模和建筑质量中可见一斑，这无疑需要包括熟练工人和工匠在内的大量劳动力。根据考古和历史数据，这条街的创建有不同的归因于希律时期、希律统治时期和希律亚基帕二世时期。在这里，基于钱币证据，我们提出了一个更精确的时间表。我们建议这条街建于公元 1 世纪，在罗马直接统治的第一个时期中期，特别是在本丢彼拉多担任新命名的犹太行省总督期间。我们通过讨论彼拉多作为省长的任务和目标来支持这一主张。