Jerome, Chronicle 181d-e
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Caesarea Maritima is indirectly attested at Jerome, Chronicle 181d-e. This passage was written ca. 380-381 C.E. possibly in Constantinople. St. Jerome undertook to 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 as 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 CCVIII Olymp(ias) XIII (d) Sub Felici procuratore Iudaeae extiterunt multi, qui IX populum sua persuasione deciperent. In quibus et Aegyptus quidam pseudoprofetes fuit, qui plurimos sibi adsocians in ipso magnarum rerum conatu per exercitum Felicis opprimitur. Scribit Iosephus consentanee Apostolorum Actibus, in quibus Paulo dicitur a tribuno: nonne tu es Aegyptus, qui ante hos dies concitasti et eduxisti in desertum IIII milia virorum ĪĪLXX XIV (e) Claudius moritur in Palatio anno aetatis LXIIII X

[Ed. Helm 1956] [Minor corr.]

Year of the Romans Year of the Jews 208th Olympiad [53 C.E.] 13 (d) When Felix was procurator of Judaea, there are 9 many who deceived the people through the art of persuasion. Among them was a certain Egyptian false prophet who, attracting many followers to himself, is put down by the army of Felix for undertaking grand plans. Josephus writes in agreement with the Acts of the Apostles, where the tribune asks Paul, “Are you not the Egyptian who over these past days stirred up (a revolt) and led 4,000 men out into the desert?” [54 C.E.] 2070 14 (e) Claudius dies in the Palace at the age of 64. 10

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

Works Cited

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[Acts 21:38

Eusebius, Church History 2.21.1-3

George Cedrenus, Chronicle p. 347

George the Monk, Chronicle p. 327

John Malalas, Chronicle 10.25=CSHB 247.11

Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.167-172

Josephus, Jewish War 2.258-263

Nicephorus Callistus Xanthoupoulos, Church History 2.26

Tacitus, Annals 12.54

[Aurelius Victor], Epitome on the Caesars 4.7]

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