A Man Has gave back The Historic Artifact He Stole 15 Years Ago For Fear Of Coronavirus

  A man living in Israel handed over the 2,000-year-old ballista stone he stole from an archaeological site in the National Park of the Walls of Jerusalem to the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA) to clear his conscience. The man came to mind many years later because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, which has transmitted to more than 2 million people and caused 137 thousand deaths, has led to a very interesting event. An Israeli man named Moshe Manies handed over the 2,000-year-old ballista stone he stole from an archaeological site in the Walls of Jerusalem National Park in David City to the authorities because he was afraid of scenarios that the pandemic could cause apocalypse.

David City, located near the Temple Mount and one of the historical sites of Jerusalem, is known as the place where King David built his first palace. The region where the archaeological studies started in the first half of the 19th century, BC. It hosts many unique artifacts dating back to the 2-3 century, to ancient tombs, clay tablets and tunnels.

The Israeli man returned the ballista stone he stole 15 years ago to clear his conscience

 When Manies visited Jerusalem Walls National Park in 2005 exactly 15 years ago, encountered an exhibition of ballista stones. Meanwhile, Balista is a simple combat vehicle invented by the Roman Empire in times when it was not known to make cannons and used to launch heavy stone shot puters and spears in fortress sieges.

The Israeli man, who threw a ballista stone dating back 2,000 years ago into his bag and took it home, rediscovered his historic booty a few weeks ago while cleaning it at home. Manies, who said that he had been feeling guilty for years due to this mistake he made in youth years, states that the weight of your secret increases as the coronavirus epidemic increases.

The Barista vehicle, in which weapons such as stones, shot puts and spears were thrown, was used in the sieges of the fortress.

Thinking that the right time has come to clear his conscience with the fear of the apocalypse created by COVID-19, the man contacted the authorities to hand over the stone to the Israel Antiquities Administration (IAA). The stone, which returned to its original place 15 years later, will be exhibited in the Wall of Jerusalem again.

It is estimated that the ballista stones, which were discovered as a result of the ongoing excavations in the city of David for 200 years, remained from the wars between the people of Jerusalem and Roman soldiers in AD 70.