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==Marcellus in ancient sources== | ==Marcellus in ancient sources== | ||
Josephus' works are the major source of information on Marcellus. | Josephus' works are the major source of information on Marcellus. | ||
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Ant XVIII 4:2 -- Vitellius [the governor of Syria] sent Marcellus, a friend of his, to take care of the affairs of Judea, and ordered Pilate to go to Rome, to answer before the emperor to the accusations of the Jews... | |||
==Marcellus in Scholarship== | ==Marcellus in Scholarship== | ||
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Marcellus was the Roman governor of Judea, from 36 CE to 37 CE, under Emperor Tiberius.
Biography
In 36 CE Marcellus succeeded Pontius Pilate as the Roman Prefect of Judea and Samaria. Marcellus deposed the powerful High Priest Caiaphas, only to replace him with another member of the House of <Annas>, his son Jonathan. No other noticeable event is recorded during his tenure. In 37 CE, the new Emperor Caligula appointed Marullus to take Marcellus' place.
Marcellus in ancient sources
Josephus' works are the major source of information on Marcellus.
Josephus, Jewish Antiquities
Ant XVIII 4:2 -- Vitellius [the governor of Syria] sent Marcellus, a friend of his, to take care of the affairs of Judea, and ordered Pilate to go to Rome, to answer before the emperor to the accusations of the Jews...
Marcellus in Scholarship
Marcellus in Fiction
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