Category:Florus (subject)
Gessius Florus was the Roman governor of Judea, from 64 CE to 66 CE, under Emperor Nero.
Overview
In 64 CE, the Emperor Nero appointed Gessius Florus as Roman Procurator of Judea, succeeding Lucceius Albinus. Josephus openly blames Florus for alienating the Jewish population with acts of injustice and disrespect toward local traditions. "It was this Florus who necessitated us to take up arms against the Romans, while we thought it better to be destroyed at once, than by little and little" (Ant XX 11.1). Florus had as High Priest Matthatias ben Theophilus (possibly a grandson of Annas), and tried hard to crash the first signs of the uprising, but his ruthless action, which stroke indiscriminately also the pro-Roman components of Jewish society, only added resentment to resentment. By 66 CE the situation was out of control and the Jewish War began.
Florus in ancient sources
- Florus (sources) -- survey of ancient sources
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