Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you are a cynical person, you won't be surprised to learn the prime motivation was to make a profit for rulers.

Their Emperor Vespasian subdued the revived Jewish state and destroyed the Temple, issuing umpteen versions of the famous "Judaea Capta" coins. Struck in 71 CE, this coin has Vespasian on the obverse.

Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel ... TRUMP, the recently launched cryptocurrency modestly bearing the name of the new President of America and now worth billions. But Trump’s ...