Jerome, Chronicle 182b-c
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Caesarea Maritima is indirectly attested at Jerome, Chronicle 182b-c. 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 events in the governorship of Judaea, which was headquartered in Caesarea, and in the life of St. Paul.

Romanorum Judaeorum II (b) Festus succedit Felici, aput quem praesente Agrippa XII rege Paulus apostolus, religionis suae rationem exponens, vinctus et Romam mittitur (c) Probus Berytius eruditissimus grammaticorum Romae adnoscitur.

[Ed. Helm 1956] [Minor corr.]

Year of the Romans Year of the Jews [56 C.E.] 2 (b) Festus succeeds Felix. Before him, in the 12 presence of king Agrippa, Paul the Apostle explains the doctrine of his religion and is sent to Rome in chains. (c) Probus of Berytus, most learned of grammarians, famous at Rome.

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

Works Cited

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[Acts 24:27

Acts 25:13-27:1

Eusebius, Church History 2.22.1

George Syncellus, Chronicle 336d=p. 636

Jerome, Illustrious Men 5

Josephus, Jewish Antiquities 20.182

Josephus, Jewish War 2.271

Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos, Church History 2.29-30

Zonaras 6.16=p. 519]

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[Felix, governor

Festus, governor

Herod Agrippa, king

Paul the Apostle

Probus of Berytus]

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