Researchers Have Deciphered a Nearly 2,000-Year-Old True Crime Papyrus The Greek document details a court case in ancient Palestine involving tax fraud and provides insight into trial preparations ...

A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, fiscal fraud and the false sale of slaves.

Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of text, an ancient piece of papyrus shows how even Roman government had to deal with fraudsters every now and then, according to a study published in the ...

A newly analyzed papyrus has revealed a remarkable case of forgery and financial fraud in the Roman Empire, offering scholars an unprecedented glimpse into the legal and administrative machinery ...

The longest Greek papyrus ever found in the Judean Desert, which sheds new light on a legal drama that unfolded in Israel nearly 2,000 years ago, has now been published for the first time. Over the ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.