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Summary
Photo of Pontius Pilate Inscription. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea in 26 BCE by the Roman Emperoro, Tiberius Caesar, who succeeded Augustus in AD 14, Pilate arrived and made his official residence in Caesarea Maritima, the Roman capital of Judea. Pilate was the 5th procurator of Judea. The province of Judea, formerly the kingdom of Archelaus, was formed in 6 AD when Archelaus was exiled and his territory transformed into a Roman province. Although it included Samaria and Idumaea, the new province was known simply as Judea or Judaea. It generally covered the S. half of Palestine, including Samaria. Judea was an imperial province (i.e. under the direct control of the emperor), and was governed by a procurator.

The procurator was devoted to the emperor and directly responsible to him. His primary responsibility was financial. The authority of the Roman procurators varied according to the appointment of the emperor. Pilate was a procurator cum porestate, (possessed civil, military, and criminal jurisdiction). The procurator of Judea was somehow under the authority of the legate of Syria. Usually a procurator had to be of equestrian rank and experienced in military affairs.

Information on the inscription is as follows: Language: Latin Size: Medium Size Dimensions: 82 centimeters high by 65 centimeters wide Length: 4 lines of writing Genre: Building Dedication Dedicator: Pontius Pilate (praefect of Judea) Approximate Date: 26–37 CE Place of Discovery: Caesarea, Israel Date of Discovery: 1961 Chief Excavator: Dr. Antonio Frova Current Location: Israel Museum (Jerusalem) Inventory number: AE 1963 no. 104 Reconstructed Latin Text reads:

[DIS AUGUSTI]S TIBERIEUM [. . . . PO]NTIUS PILATUS [. . .PRAEF]ECTUS IUDA[EA]E [. .FECIT D]E[DICAVIT] English Translation:

To the honorable gods (this) Tiberium Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judea, had dedicated

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