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Pontius Pilate became the sixth...
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Pontius Pilate became the sixth procurator (or governor) of Judea in the year AD. 26. He ruled from A.D. 26 to 36. He was married to Claudia Procula, the granddaughter of Caesar Augustus. Secular writers of his time tell us about his character. Tacitus, the first century Roman historian, Josephus, the first century Jewish historian, and Philo, the first century Jewish philosopher, mention Pontius Pilate in their writings. Philo and Josephus describe him as a cruel and inflexible governor. An inscription was found at Caesarea in 1961.