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	*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Quirinius (sources)]]		#REDIRECT [[:Category:Quirinius (subject)]]
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	~~'''Publius Sulpicius Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor [[Augustus]].~~

	~~==Overview==~~

	~~Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.~~

	After the banishment of the ethnarch [[Herod Archelaus]] in 6 CE, the province of Judea came under direct Roman administration with [[Coponius]] as prefect; at the same time Quirinius was appointed legate of Syria, with instructions to assess the province of Judea for taxation purposes.

	The census Quirinius carried in 6-7 CE was a necessary step in order to lay the foundations of the new province of Judea. The census however generated a lot of discontent among the Jewish peasants, who were now required to pay in money and not in kind. According to Josephus, the census triggered the revolt of [[Judas the Galilean]] and the formation of the party of the [[Zealots]]. Only the intervention of the High Priest [[Eleazar ben Boethus]] convinced the majority of the population to cooperate with the Roman authorities. The census of Quirinius remained so impressed in people's memory that two generations later the [[Gospel of Luke]] made it the setting of [[Jesus of Nazareth\|Jesus]]' birth, although erroneously dating it at the time of [[Herod the Great]].

	~~[[Quirinius]] also appointed [[Annas]] the first High Priest nominated directly by the Romans.~~

	~~==Quirinius in ancient sources==~~

	~~==Quirinius in Scholarship==~~

	~~==Quirinius in Fiction==~~

	~~==Related categories==~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]
	*[http://www.livius.org/su-sz/sulpicius/quirinius.html Livius.org]


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	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]		*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]
	*[http://www.livius.org/su-sz/sulpicius/quirinius.html Livius]		*[http://www.livius.org/su-sz/sulpicius/quirinius.html Livius.org]


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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[:Category:Quirinius (subject)]]		*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Quirinius (sources)]]
			*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Quirinius (subject)]]


			'''Publius Sulpicius Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor [[Augustus]].

			==Overview==

			Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.

			After the banishment of the ethnarch [[Herod Archelaus]] in 6 CE, the province of Judea came under direct Roman administration with [[Coponius]] as prefect; at the same time Quirinius was appointed legate of Syria, with instructions to assess the province of Judea for taxation purposes.

			The census Quirinius carried in 6-7 CE was a necessary step in order to lay the foundations of the new province of Judea. The census however generated a lot of discontent among the Jewish peasants, who were now required to pay in money and not in kind. According to Josephus, the census triggered the revolt of [[Judas the Galilean]] and the formation of the party of the [[Zealots]]. Only the intervention of the High Priest [[Eleazar ben Boethus]] convinced the majority of the population to cooperate with the Roman authorities. The census of Quirinius remained so impressed in people's memory that two generations later the [[Gospel of Luke]] made it the setting of [[Jesus of Nazareth\|Jesus]]' birth, although erroneously dating it at the time of [[Herod the Great]].

			[[Quirinius]] also appointed [[Annas]] the first High Priest nominated directly by the Romans.

			==Quirinius in ancient sources==

			==Quirinius in Scholarship==

			==Quirinius in Fiction==

			==Related categories==

			==External links==
			*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]
			*[http://www.livius.org/su-sz/sulpicius/quirinius.html Livius]


			[[Category:Index]]
			[[Category:People]]

Gabriele Boccaccini: Redirected page to Category:Quirinius (subject)

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	~~'''Publius Sulpicius Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor~~ [[~~Augustus]].~~		#REDIRECT [[:Category:Quirinius (subject)]]

	~~==Biography==~~

	~~Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.~~

	After the banishment of the ethnarch [[Herod Archelaus]] in 6 CE, the province of Judea came under direct Roman administration with [[Coponius]] as prefect; at the same time Quirinius was appointed legate of Syria, with instructions to assess the province of Judea for taxation purposes. The census he carried in 6-7 CE was part of his duties. According to Josephus, the census triggered the revolt of [[Judas the Galilean]] and the formation of the party of the [[Zealots]]. The census of Quirinius is also mentioned as the setting of [[Jesus of Nazareth\|Jesus]]' birth in the Gospel of Luke, where it is erroneously dated at the time of [[Herod the Great]].

	~~==Quirinius in ancient sources==~~

	~~==Quirinius in Scholarship==~~

	~~==Quirinius in Fiction==~~

	~~==Related categories==~~

	~~==External links==~~
	*[http:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Quirinius ~~Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia~~ (~~Census of Quirinius~~)]

	~~[[Category:Subjects]]~~
	~~[[Category:People~~]]

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'''Publius Sulpicius Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor [[Augustus]].

==Biography==

Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.

After the banishment of the ethnarch [[Herod Archelaus]] in 6 CE, the province of Judea came under direct Roman administration with [[Coponius]] as prefect; at the same time Quirinius was appointed legate of Syria, with instructions to assess the province of Judea for taxation purposes. The census he carried in 6-7 CE was part of his duties. According to Josephus, the census triggered the revolt of [[Judas the Galilean]] and the formation of the party of the [[Zealots]]. The census of Quirinius is also mentioned as the setting of [[Jesus of Nazareth|Jesus]]' birth in the Gospel of Luke, where it is erroneously dated at the time of [[Herod the Great]].

==Quirinius in ancient sources==

==Quirinius in Scholarship==

==Quirinius in Fiction==

==Related categories==

==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]

[[Category:Subjects]]
[[Category:People]]