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Roman Governors ruled over Judea from 6 CE to the Jewish War in 66-70, with the only exception of the period 41-44 when Judea was reigned by the Herodian King Herod Agrippa I
List of the Roman Governors and years in office
Appointed by Augustus
< Herod Archelaus, 4 BCE - 6 CE >
- Coponius, 6–9 CE
- First Roman Governor of the newly formed province of Judea and first appointee by Emperor Augustus, while Quirinius (6-9 CE) was the Roman Governor of Syria
- Annas served as High Priest during his tenure and beyond
- Suppressed the rebellion of Judas the Galilean
- Marcus Ambivulus, 9–12
- Annius Rufus, 12–15
Appointed by Tiberius
- Valerius Gratus, 15–26
- Pontius Pilate, 26–36
- Second appointee by Emperor Tiberius, when Lucius Aelius Lamia, Lucius Pomponius Flaccus and Lucius Vitellius were Roman Governors of Syria
- Caiaphas remained in office as High Priest during his entire tenure
- Condemned Jesus of Nazareth to crucifixion
- Suppressed the movement of the Samaritan Prophet
- Was remove from power by Lucius Vitellius
- Marcellus, 36–37
- Was appointed by the Roman Governor of Syria Lucius Vitellius, under Emperor Tiberius, to temporarily replace Pontius Pilate.
- Removed Caiaphas from the office of High Priest and replaced him with another member of the House of Annas, Jonathan ben Ananus.
Appointed by Caligula
- Marullus, 37–41
- First and only appointee by Emperor Caligula (37-41 CE), when Lucius Vitellius (35-39 CE) and Publius Petronius (39-41 CE) were governors of Syria.
- Theophilus ben Ananus (37-41 CE) served as High Priest during his entire tenure
Appointed by Claudius
- < Herod Agrippa, 41-44 >
- Appointed by Emperor Claudius (41-54 CE) as King of Judea
- Cuspius Fadus, 44–46
- First appointee by Emperor Claudius (41-54 CE), when Cassius Longinus (45-49 CE) was Roman Governor of Syria
- Joseph ben Camydus served as High Priest during his entire tenure
- Raised (and lost) a controversy about the custody of the vestments of the High Priest
- Crushed the revolt of Theudas
- Tiberius Julius Alexander, 46–48
- Second appointee by Emperor Claudius, when Cassius Longinus (45-49 CE) was Roman Governor of Syria
- The scion of a wealthy Jewish family of Alexandria, was the nephew of the philosopher Philo
- Ananias ben Nebedeus served as High Priest during his tenure
- Condemned the two sons of Judas the Galilean to crucifixion
- The most successful Jew in the Roman administration, was Prefect of Egypt under Nero, a key supporter of Vespasian, and second-in-command of the Roman army besieging Jerusalem during the Jewish War
- Ventidius Cumanus, 48–52
- Third appointee by Emperor Claudius
- Ananias ben Nebedeus remained in office as High Priest during his tenure
- Removed from office, was sent into exile
- Marcus Antonius Felix, 52–58
- Fourth appointee by Emperor Claudius, remained in office also under Emperor Nero
- His brother Marcus Antonius Pallas was the powerful secretary of the treasury at Rome
- Married Drusilla, daughter of Herod Agrippa and sister of Berenice and Herod Agrippa II
- Paul of Tarsus stood trial before him and was hold in prison at Caesarea for two years
Appointed by Nero
- Porcius Festus, 58–62
- First appointee by Emperor Nero, when Quadratus and Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo were Toman governors of Syria
- Fought against the rising power of the Sicarii
- Deported Paul of Tarsus to Rome
- Died in office
- Lucceius Albinus, 62–64
- Second appointed by Emperor Nero, when Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo and Cestius Gallus were Roman Governors of Syria
- Removed Ananus ben Ananus from the office of High Priest and appointed Joshua ben Damnaeus first and then Joshua ben Gamaliel
- Gessius Florus, 64–66
- Third and last appointee by Emperor Nero, while Cestius Gallus was Roman Governor of Syria
- Matthias ben Theophilus served as High Priest during his tenure
- Is blamed by Josephus for the outbreak of the Jewish War
< Jewish War, 66-70 >
Appointed by Vespasian
- Sextus Vettulenus Cerialis, 70-71
- Lucilius Bassus, 71-72
- Lucius Flavius Silva, 73-80
- Besieged and conquered Masada in 73
Roman Governors in Scholarship
Roman Governors in Fiction
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References
- Roman Governors / Margaret H. Williams / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume, 1158-1162
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