Summary
Photo of Pontius Pilate Inscription. Pontius Pilate was governor of
Judea in 26 BCE by the Roman Emperor, 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
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.
The inscription was discovered by in 1961 by an Italian archeologist, chief excavator: Dr. Antonio Frova during a dig at a Roman theatre.
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
URL Source - http://www.kchanson.com/ANCDOCS/latin/pilate.html
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