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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Vitellius the Elder (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Vitellius the Elder (subject)]]
-*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Vitellius the Elder (subject)]]
-'''Lucius Vitellius the Elder''' was the Roman Governor of Syria, 35-39 CE, under [[Tiberius]] and [[Caligula]].
-*[[Roman Governors of Syria]]
-==Overview==
-Lucius Vitellius was a member of a distinguished Roman family. He held important political positions under three Emperors, [[Tiberius]], [[Caligula]], and [[Claudius]]
-In 35 CE [[Tiberius]] appointed Lucius Vitellius Governor of Syria to succeed [[Lucius Pomponius Flaccus]].
-At that time [[Pontius Pilate]] (15-36) was the Roman Governor of Judea. In 36, after complaints from the Samaritan Council, Vitellius deposed [[Pilate]] for the way he had mishandle the crisis caused by the [[Samaritan Prophet]]. Vitellius put "his friend" [[Marcellus]] (36-37) temporarily in charge of the govern of Judea, until [[Caligula]] provided to send [[Marullus]] (37-41) as the new governor.
-Lucius Vitellius continued to serve as governor of Syria under [[Caligula]], whom he supported, until he was succeeded by [[Publius Petronius]] in 39 CE.
-A highly influential politician in Rome under [[Caligula]] and [[Claudius]], Lucius Vitellius died in 51 CE.
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Vitellius_the_Elder Wikipedia]
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