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


Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.
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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==
 
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==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinius Wikipedia (Quirinius)] / [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census_of_Quirinius Wikipedia (Census of Quirinius)]
 
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