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'''Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria at the | '''Publius Sulpicius Quirinius''' was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor [[Augustus]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
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]]. | |||
==Quirinius in ancient sources== | |||
==Quirinius in Scholarship== | |||
==Quirinius in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
==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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[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
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Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was the Roman governor of Syria, from 6 to 9 CE, under Emperor Augustus.
Biography
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' 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
Related categories
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