Patricius (usurper)
Patricius ( Hebrew נטרונא - Natrona ; † 351 or 352) was a leader of Jewish rebels against the Roman emperor Constantius II in 351/352.
With the rebellion, the Jews did not primarily defend themselves against the strictly Christian- Arian religious policy, but against the corrupt, oppressive regime of Constantius Gallus , the imperial deputy residing in Antioch on the Orontes . In Sepphoris (Diocaesarea) the rebels attacked and disarmed the Roman garrison, proclaimed Patricius "King" and spread the revolt from Galilee to several other cities in Palestine . Acts of violence against Christians are not recorded. Gallus sent troops under the command of Ursicinus , who quickly and brutally suppressed the movement. The cities of Sepphoris, Tiberias and Diospolis were destroyed. A midrash suggests that Patricius was killed in the decisive battle that may have taken place at Acre .
See also
swell
- Aurelius Victor , Liber de Caesaribus 42 , 11
- Socrates Scholastikos , Historia ecclesiastica , 2,33 (English)
literature
- Alexander Demandt : The late antiquity. Roman history from Diocletian to Justinian. 284-565. AD . 2nd Edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-55993-8 , p. 108 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- Saul Lieberman: Palestine in the Third and Fourth Centuries. In: The Jewish Quarterly Review . Volume 36, 1946, pp. 329-370.
- Shmuel Safrai: The Age of the Mishnah and the Talmud (70–640). In: Haim Hillel Ben-Sasson (ed.): History of the Jewish people. From the beginning to the present. 5th enlarged edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-55918-1 , pp. 375–470, there pp. 432–433 ( limited preview in Google book search).
- Otto Seeck : Constantius 5) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 1, Stuttgart 1900, Sp. 1094-1099.
- Günter Stemberger : Jews and Christians in the Holy Land. Palestine under Constantine and Theodosius. CH Beck, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-406-32303-0 , pp. 132-150.
Web links
- Patricius. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Patricius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Natrona |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of Jewish rebels against the Roman under-Emperor Constantius Gallus |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 351 or 352 |