List of Roman governors in Judea

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The list of prefects or procurators of Judea covers the period from the deposition of Herod Archelaus in 6 AD to the end of the Bar Kochba uprising in 136 AD. During this time, parts of Palestine (and especially Judea) became part of Rome directly administered, except for the brief phase of the reign of Agrippa I.

It is unclear from when Judea became its own province under its own governor, but at the latest it can be expected in the Jewish War (66–70 AD). Until then, the influence of the governor of the province of Syria on the local authorities was considerable and the Roman prefects of Judea were directly subordinate to the Syrian governor. In particular, the Legate of Syria was the next authority in complaints against the governor of Judea, as can be seen from the lawsuit brought by the Jews against Pontius Pilate to Lucius Vitellius in AD 36 and the Samaritans' complaint before the legate Ummidius in AD 51 Quadratus against the procurator Ventidius Cumanus . After the end of the Jewish War, Judea became an independent province under the administration of a legatus Augusti pro praetore .

Prefects:

Client royalty

Procurators or Prefects (the exact title in this period is not certain):

Legati Augusti pro praetore

See also

literature

  • Werner Eck : Rome and Judaea. Five lectures on Roman rule in Palestine. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-16-149460-4 , pp. 24–51 (on the position of Judea and its prefect / procurator in the period from 6–66 AD).