The Dead Sea – an incredibly salty lake south-east of Jerusalem – is the lowest point on Earth.

If any site deserves to have a sign saying “Jesus was here”, it is surely the southern steps of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount.

Located about 10 km (6 miles) northeast of the Sea of Galilee – on a hill that resembles a camel’s hump – Gamla participated in a major Jewish revolt against Roman rule.

This hugely-significant stone was unearthed at Caesarea Maritima, Israel, in 1961. Discovered in excavations at the Roman theatre, it identified Pontius Pilate as the prefect of Judea during the reign of Tiberius over Rome. The Pilate Inscription is part of the...