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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Marcellus (sources)]]
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*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Marcellus (subject)]]
 
 
'''Marcellus''' acted briefly as the Roman governor of Judea, from 36 CE to 37 CE, under Emperor [[Tiberius]].
 
==Overview==
 
In 36 CE the governor of Syria [[Vitellius]] removed [[Pontius Pilate]] from office and sent "his friend" Marcellus to take care of the affairs in Judea. [[Vitellius]] also deposed the powerful High Priest [[Caiaphas]], and  replaced him with another member of the House of [[Annas]], [[Jonathan ben Ananus|Jonathan]]. In 37 CE, the new Emperor [[Caligula]] appointed [[:Category:Marullus (subject)|Marullus]] as the new Prefect of Judea.
 
==Marcellus in ancient sources==
 
Josephus' works are the major source of information on Marcellus.
 
==Marcellus in Scholarship==
 
==Marcellus in Fiction==
 
==Related categories==
 
*[[Roman Governors of Judea]]
 
==External links==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus,_prefect_of_Judea Wikipedia]




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