Jerome, Chronicle 181f-182a
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Caesarea Palestinae

, and

Caesarea Maritima

are directly attested at Jerome, Chronicle 181f-182a. 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 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 start of Nero’s reign, including the Jewish uprising of 55 C.E. in Caesarea.

Romanorum Judaeorum Romanorum VI regnavit Nero ann(is) XIII mens(ibus) VII dieb(us) XXVIII I (f) Huius avunculus fuit Gaius Caligula XI (182a) Felici regente Judaeam seditio in Caesarea Palestinae orta magnam Judaeorum multitudinem perdidit

[Ed. Helm 1956] [Minor corr.]

Year of the Romans Year of the Jews 6th (emperor) of the Romans, Nero, ruled 13 years, 7 months, 28 days [55 C.E.] 1 (181f) (Nero’s) uncle was Gaius Caligula. 11 (182a) When Felix was governor in Judea, a revolt arose in Caesarea Maritima and destroyed a great number of Jews.

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

Works Cited

[...] 181f-182c
[...]

[Dionysius of Tel Mahre 50 anno 2072

Eusebius, Church History 2.21.1-2

George Syncellus, Chronicle 334d=p. 632

Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.173-178

Josephus, Jewish War 2.266-270

Zonaras, Epitome of Histories 6.16=p. 2.47]

[Judaea]

[Caligula, emperor

Felix, governor

Nero, emperor]

[Death and Burial

Family

Government and Law

Judaism

Roman History]