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Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 here)
The Damnatio Memoriae of Lucius Aelius Sejanus and the Jews of the Roman Empire
During Jesus’ ministry, the Emperor of Rome was Tiberius Caesar, but the government of Rome was administered by Lucius Aelius Sejanus. Pontius Pilate, a client of Sejanus and the husband of Ceasar Augustus’ granddaughter, was Governor of Judea. Herod Antipas was the tetrarch of Galilee. (more…)