Gessius Florus was the Roman procurator of Judea from 64 until 66. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Kingdom of Judea redirects here For the 10th-6th century BCE kingdom see Kingdom of Judah Iudaea ( Hebrew: יהודה Standard Year 64 was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Year 66 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Born in Clazomenae, Florus was appointed to replace Lucceius Albinus as procurator by the Emperor Nero due to his wife's friendship with Nero's wife Poppaea. Klazomenai (also spelled Clazomenae, Greek: Κλαζομεναί, modern-day Kilizman near İzmir in Turkey) was an For others with this Cognomen, see Albinus (cognomen. Lucceius Albinus was the Roman Procurator of Judea A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Poppaea Sabina (30-65 was a Roman Empress and second wife of the Roman Emperor Nero. He was noted for his public greed and injustice to the Jewish population, and is credited by Josephus as being the primary cause of the Great Jewish Revolt. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus [1]
Upon taking office in Caesarea, Florus began a practice of favoring the local Greek population of the city over the Jewish population. Caesarea (קיסריה Qesarya قيسارية pronounced Kaysaria) is a town in Israel on the outskirts of Caesarea Maritima, the ancient port The local Greek population noticed Florus' policies and took advantage of the circumstances to denigrate the local Jewish population. One notable instance of provocation occurred while the Jews were worshiping at their local synagogue and a Hellenist sacrificed several birds on top of an earthenware container at the entrance of the synagogue, an act that rendered the building ritually unclean. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of Hellenization (or Hellenisation) is a term used to describe the spread of Greek culture. Ritual purification is a feature of many Religions The aim of these Rituals is to remove specifically defined uncleanliness prior to a particular type In response to this action, the Jews sent a group of men to petition Florus for redress. Despite accepting a payment of eight talents to hear the case, Florus refused to listen to the complaints and instead had the petitioners imprisoned. The talent ( Latin: talentum, from Ancient Greek: "scale balance" is an ancient unit of Mass. [2]
Florus further angered the Jewish population of his province by having seventeen talents removed from the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem, claiming the money was for the Emperor. Herod's Temple in Jerusalem was a massive expansion of the Temple Mount and construction of a completely new and much larger Jewish Temple by King Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the In response to this action, the city fell into unrest and some of the Jewish population began to openly mock Florus by passing a basket around to collect money as if Florus was poor. [3] Florus reacted to the unrest by sending soldiers into Jerusalem the next day to raid the city and arrest a number of the city leaders. The arrested individuals were whipped and crucified despite many of them being Roman citizens. Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross from Citizenship in the time of Ancient Rome was a privileged status afforded to certain individuals with respect to laws property and governance [4]
After the outbreak of the Great Jewish Revolt, Florus was replaced as procurator by Marcus Antonius Julianus. Marcus Antonius Julianus was a Procurator of Judea during the time of the Great Jewish Revolt. [5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 20, Chapter 11, Section 1
- ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, Book 2, Chapter 14, Section 5
- ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, Book 2, Chapter 14, Section 6
- ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, Book 2, Chapter 14, Section 9
- ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, Book 6, Chapter 4, Section 3
References
- Josephus, Flavius (c. This page lists rulers of Judea and other related Jewish Kingdoms from the Maccabean Rebellion to the final Roman annexations Antiquities of the Jews ( Antiquitates Judaicae in Latin) was a work published by the important Jewish historian Flavius Josephus about the The Wars of the Jews (or The History of the Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus 93). Antiquities of the Jews, Translated by William Whiston. William Whiston ( 9 December 1667 &ndash 22 August 1752) was as English Theologian, Historian, and
- Josephus, Flavius (c. Josephus (AD 37 – c 100 also known as Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph son of Matthias and after he became a Roman citizen, as Titus Flavius Josephus 75). The Wars of the Jews, Translated by William Whiston. William Whiston ( 9 December 1667 &ndash 22 August 1752) was as English Theologian, Historian, and
| Preceded by Lucceius Albinus |
Procurator of Judea 64–66 |
Succeeded by Marcus Antonius Julianus |
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