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


==Biography==
==Overview==


Quirinius was a Roman official and politician.
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]].
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; see [[Census of Quirinius]].


==Quirinius in ancient sources==
[[Quirinius]] also appointed [[Annas]] the first High Priest nominated directly by the Romans.


==Quirinius in Scholarship==
==Related categories==


==Quirinius in Fiction==
==External links==


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


==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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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; see Census of Quirinius.

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

Related categories

External links

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