Roman Legion Symbols Found in Ancient Cave

[Narukami]

In fact, it looks more like the underground hideaways common during the Bar Kokhba revolt, but only the associated finds can help to prove this.

Does that sound sensible?

I think that this will be the conclusion once further examinations of the site are conducted.

The soldiers left their marker to indicate that they were responsible for destroying this particular group of rebels be it the first Jewish Revolt in the 60's - 70's or the later Bar Kokhba revolt. Later the cave was taken over by others which might account for the Christian symbols from 350CE.

It does look a bit like a vexillum below a cross bar with pendants. Not something we are familiar with to be sure but as we all know troops in the field have been know to deviate from normal military rules and procedures. Then too the "artist" may not have been a Leonardo or a Rembrandt.

Of course a more detailed examination may prove this to be way off the mark, but given what little we know I do not think this too far fetched. As always, time will tell.

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Narukami