Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135)

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The administration of Judaea as a province of Rome from 6 to 135 was carried out primarily by a series of Roman Prefects, Procurators, and Legates. These administrators coincided with the ostensible rule by Hasmonean and Herodian rulers of Judea. The Roman administrators were as follows:

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NameReignLength of ruleCategory
Coponius 6–93 Roman Prefect
Marcus Ambivulus 9–123Roman Prefect
Annius Rufus 12–153Roman Prefect
Valerius Gratus 15–2611Roman Prefect
Pontius Pilatus 26–3610Roman Prefect
Marcellus 36–371Roman Prefect
Marullus 37–414Roman Prefect
Marcus Julius Agrippa 41–443King of Judaea
Cuspius Fadus 44–462 Roman Procurator
Tiberius Julius Alexander 46–482Roman Procurator
Ventidius Cumanus 48–524Roman Procurator
Marcus Antonius Felix 52–608Roman Procurator
Porcius Festus 60–622Roman Procurator
Lucceius Albinus 62–642Roman Procurator
Gessius Florus 64–662Roman Procurator
Marcus Antonius Julianus 66–70 (dates uncertain)4Roman Procurator
Sextus Vettulenus Cerialis 70–711 Roman Legate
Sextus Lucilius Bassus 71–721Roman Legate
Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus 72–819Roman Legate
Marcus Salvidienus 80–855Roman Legate
Gnaeus Pinarius Aemilius Cicatricula Pompeius Longinus 85–891Roman Legate
Sextus Hermentidius Campanus 93–971Roman Legate
Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes 99–1023Roman Legate
Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus 102–1042Roman Legate
Quintus Pompeius Falco 105–1072Roman Legate
Tiberianus 114–1173Roman Legate
Lusius Quietus 117-1203Roman Legate
Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus / Marcus Paccius Silvanus Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus [1] c. 124-125 or 122-1251 (3) Roman Prefect
Quintus Tineius Rufus 130–c. 1323 Roman Legate
Gnaeus Minicius Faustinus Sextus Julius Severus c. 1351Roman Legate

"Hadrian stationed an extra legion in Judaea, renaming it Syria Palaestina." [2] This was following the defeat of the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 135. The Syria-based legion, Legio III Gallica, took part in the quelling of the revolt in 132–136, and in the aftermath, the emperor Hadrian renamed the greatly depopulated province of Judea and its extra legion Syria Palaestina. The province of Syria Palaestina was divided into Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Salutaris in about 357, and by 409 Palaestina Prima had been further split into a smaller Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Secunda, while Salutaris was named Tertia or Salutaris. [3] Palæstina Prima or Palaestina I existed from the late 4th century until it was temporarily lost to the Sassanid Empire (Persian Empire) in 614, but re-conquered in 628 and finally until the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 630s. [4]

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  1. "Ancient Inscription Identifies Gargilius Antiques as Roman Ruler on Eve of Bar Kochva Revolt". December 2016.
  2. Adkins & Adkins 1998 , p. 121.
  3. DAN, YARON (1982). "Palaestina Salutaris (Tertia) and Its Capital". Israel Exploration Journal. 32 (2/3): 134–135. JSTOR   27925836. The division of Palestine into two provinces, Palestina Prima and Southern Palestine, later to be known as Palaestina Salutaris, took place in 357-358 [...] In 409 we hear for the first time of the three provinces of Palestine: Palaestina Prima, Secunda and Tertia (the former Salutaris)
  4. Lewis 2011 , p. 155; Britannica, Palestine - Roman Palestine : At the end of the 4th century, an enlarged Palestine was divided into three provinces: Prima, with its capital at Caesarea; Secunda, with its capital at Scythopolis (Bet Sheʾan); and Salutaris, with its capital at Petra or possibly for a time at Elusa.; Shahin 2005 , p. 8

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