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Bel II 8, 1 -- And now Archelaus's part of Judea was reduced into a province, and Coponius, one of the equestrian order among the Romans, was sent as a procurator, having the power of [life and] death put into his hands by Caesar. Under his administration it was that a certain Galilean, whose name was Judas, prevailed with his countrymen to revolt, and said they were cowards if they would endure to pay a tax to the Romans and would after God submit to mortal men as their lords... | |||
==Coponius in Scholarship== | ==Coponius in Scholarship== | ||
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Coponius was the first Roman governor of Judea, from 6 CE to 9 CE.
Biography
In 6 CE, Judea became a Roman province after the deposition of Herod Archelaus, the son of Herod the Great. Consequently, a governor of knightly rank was appointed "having the power of life and death" (Josephus, Bel II 8.1; Ant XVIII 1.1). During Coponius' administration occurred the revolt of Judas the Galilean, apparently caused by the census taken by Quirinus. Josephus records another incident during the Passover festival when some Samaritans scattered human bones along the colonnade of the Jerusalem Temple. Shortly after this event Coponius was recalled to Rome, and replaced by Marcus Ambivulus (Ant XVIII 2, § 2).
Coponius in ancient sources
Josephus' works are the major source of information on Coponius.
Josephus, Bellum Iudaicum
Bel II 8, 1 -- And now Archelaus's part of Judea was reduced into a province, and Coponius, one of the equestrian order among the Romans, was sent as a procurator, having the power of [life and] death put into his hands by Caesar. Under his administration it was that a certain Galilean, whose name was Judas, prevailed with his countrymen to revolt, and said they were cowards if they would endure to pay a tax to the Romans and would after God submit to mortal men as their lords...
Coponius in Scholarship
Coponius in Fiction
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