Eastern Mediterranean 33 AD: Crucifixion of Jesus

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Political map of the Eastern Mediterranean on 03 Apr 33 AD (Julio-Claudian East: Crucifixion of Jesus), showing the following events: Annexation of Cappadocia; Anilai and Asinai; Crucifixion of Jesus.

In around 33 AD the Jewish preacher and religious leader Jesus of Nazareth was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin (a Jewish judicial body), before being sentenced by Pontus Pilate, prefect of the Roman province of Judea, to death by crucifixion on charges of sedition. Jesus’ crucifixion would become a core aspect of Christianity as it began its spread around the Eastern Mediterranean in the next decades.

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17 AD Annexation of Cappadocia ▲

During the reign of Augustus, King Archelaus of Cappadocia snubbed Tiberius by showing preferential treatment to Gaius Caesar, Tiberius’ subordinate but also Augustus’ heir at the time. In 17 AD Tiberius, now emperor, summoned Archelaus to Rome and imprisoned him, bringing an end to his fifty-year-reign. Reducing Cappadocia to a Roman province, Tiberius made use of its substantial revenues to lighten the Roman tax burden. While dealing with Cappadocia, Tiberius also annexed the neighboring Kingdom of Commagene—whose king, Antiochus, had recently died—to Syria. in wikipedia

18–33 AD Anilai and Asinai ▲

During the reign of Artabanus II of Parthia, two Jewish bandits—the brothers Anilai and Asinai from Nehardea (near modern Fallujah, Iraq)—led a revolt against the governor of Babylonia. Impressed by their successes, Artabanus II granted the brothers the right to govern the territory they had captured. Their Jewish state in Babylonia lasted for fifteen years, but was undermined when Anilai married the widow of a Parthian general he had killed in battle. Anilai’s tolerance of his new wife’s religion created a rift with the more intolerant Asinai, who was then poisoned by his brother’s fearful wife. Following this, the state descended into banditry and was eventually crushed by the local Parthian authorities. in wikipedia

3 Apr 33 AD Crucifixion of Jesus ▲

In around 33 AD the Jewish preacher and religious leader Jesus of Nazareth was arrested and tried by the Sanhedrin (a Jewish judicial body), before being passed on to Pontus Pilate, prefect of the Roman province of Judea, to face charges of sedition. Pilate then sentenced Jesus to death by crucifixion, which probably took place in early April. Jesus’ crucifixion would become a core aspect of Christianity as it began its spread around the Eastern Mediterranean in the next decades. in wikipedia

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