Jerome, Chronicle 181a-c
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Caesarea Maritima is indirectly attested at Jerome, Chronicle 181a-c. This passage was written ca. 380-381 C.E. possibly in Constantinople. St. Jerome undertook ro write a universal history of the world early in his illustrious career. His work translated and annotated the second half of Eusebius’ work, finished over a half century earlier, which was organized into a tabulated concordance of chronological schemes (χρονικοὶ κανόνες) ranging from Abraham to Constantine I; he continued Eusebius in the same format with his own historical compendium for the years 327-378 C.E. This passage from Jerome’s translation of Eusebius covers the end of Claudius’ reign, including events in the governorship of Judaea, which was headquartered in Caesarea, and in the life of St. Paul.

Romanorum Judaeorum CCVII Olymp(ias) VIIII (181a) Fame facta in Graecia modius sex drachmis V venundatus est X (b) magna fames Romae VI XI (c) Claudius Felicem procuratorem Iudaeae mittit, VII aput quem Paulus apostolus accusatus in defensionem XII sui perorat VIII

[Ed. Helm 1956] []] [Minor corr.]

Year of the Romans Year of the Jews 207th Olympiad [49 C.E.] 9 (181a) When there was a great famine in Greece, 5 one bushel sold for six drachmas. [50 C.E.] 10 (b) Great famine at Rome. 6 [51 C.E.] 11 (c) Claudius sends Felix to be procurator of Judaea. 7 [52 C.E.] Before him Paul the Apostle, standing accused, gives 12 a speech in defense of himself. 8

[Trans. J. L. Rife with ref. to Pearse 2005]

Works Cited

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[Acts 24:1-23

Eusebius, Church History 2.19.2

George Syncellus, Chronicle p. 629

Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.137

Josephus, Jewish War 2.247

Suetonius, Claudius 28

Tacitus, Histories 5.9

Zonaras, Epitome of Histories 6.15]

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[Claudius, emperor

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