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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... | Ant XVIII 4:2-3 -- [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... [Vitellius] also deprived Joseph, who was also called [[Caiaphas]], of the high priesthood, and appointed [[Jonathan ben Ananus|Jonathan]] the son of [[Annas|Ananus]], the former high priest, to succeed him. | ||
==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 the governor of Syria Vitellius removed Pontius Pilate from office and sent "his friend" Marcellus to take care of the affairs in Judea. Vitellius also deposed the powerful High Priest Caiaphas, and replaced him with another member of the House of <Annas>, Jonathan. In 37 CE, the new Emperor Caligula appointed Marullus as the new Prefect of Judea.
Marcellus in ancient sources
Josephus' works are the major source of information on Marcellus.
Josephus, Jewish Antiquities
Ant XVIII 4:2-3 -- [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... [Vitellius] also deprived Joseph, who was also called Caiaphas, of the high priesthood, and appointed Jonathan the son of Ananus, the former high priest, to succeed him.
Marcellus in Scholarship
Marcellus in Fiction
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