Antonius Felix
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Antonius Felix was a 1st-century Roman procurator of Judea under Emperor Claudius, known from the New Testament and historical accounts for his corrupt and oppressive governance.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antonius Felix was Roman procurator of Judea | 1 |
| Antonius Felix, governor of Judea | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Roman person
ⓘ
Roman governor ⓘ procurator of Judea ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
accepting bribes
ⓘ
misrule in Judea ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brother | Marcus Antonius Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterization |
corrupt
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ licentious ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Josephus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suetonius NERFINISHED ⓘ Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Galilee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
conflict with the high priest Jonathan
ⓘ
suppression of Jewish unrest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in the New Testament
ⓘ
corrupt governance ⓘ oppressive rule in Judea ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts 23
ⓘ
Acts 24 ⓘ Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| motive | hoped for a bribe from Paul ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
heard the case of the Apostle Paul
ⓘ
kept Paul imprisoned in Caesarea ⓘ |
| occupation |
administrator
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Procurator of Judea ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ventidius Cumanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Roman province of Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Pallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Paganism ⓘ |
| residence | Caesarea Maritima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Emperor Claudius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatusOrigin | freedman ⓘ |
| spouse | Drusilla of Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Porcius Festus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeEnd | c. 58 CE ⓘ |
| timeInOfficeStart | c. 52 CE ⓘ |
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Antonius Felix was Roman procurator of Judea
this entity surface form:
Antonius Felix, governor of Judea