A coin minted by Vespasian brings us back to a lost aspect of Judea—one which has now been reborn.

Supplemental Materials:

• Click here to read Menachem Begin’s speech upon being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.
• Click here to see the ruins of the Roman Temple of Peace.
• Click here to see one of Vespasian’s Judea Capta coins.
• Click here to read more about the resurrection of the date palm in Israel.
• Click here to see the ancient Jewish coin bearing the words “Israel Liberata.”