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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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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.
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