The Search for a State

Living With The Gods by BBC

Nov 30, 201714:10Society & Culture

Neil MacGregor continues his series on shared beliefs with a look at the attempts of some faiths to establish a state of their own. An over-printed coin from 2nd century Jerusalem tells of the failed attempt of Shimon ba...

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