Felix, Antonius
Antonius Felix, fl. AD 60, Roman procurator of Judaea, Samaria, Galilee, and Peraea (c.AD 52–AD 60), a freedman of Claudius I. He was judge of the apostle Paul. He married Drusilla, a Herodian princess. He was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and when recalled to Rome, he escaped being sentenced to death by Nero only through the intercession of his brother, Pallas. His oppressive rule caused deep resentment among the Jews and strengthened the anti-Roman party.
More From encyclopedia.com
Romans , Romans In the New Testament, a letter by Saint Paul to the Christians of Rome. It was written in c.ad 57, probably while Paul was in Corinth. He decl… Rome (Ancient state). Army , Roman legions formed the core of the Roman army. Each legion of heavily armed infantry consisted of some 5,000 Roman citizen men. The legionary soldi… Carthage , The destruction of Carthage in 146 bce ended the Third Punic War (149–146). It the violent anticlimax to more than a century of conflict between Rome… Roman Britain , Roman Britain. Britain was the Roman province Britannia, ad 43–410. Although there had been increasing contact between Britain and the classical worl… Boadicea , Iceni Queen Boudicca (died 61) ruled over a small tribe of Celts who challenged the colonization plans of the Roman Empire in England. The insurrecti… Tarquin , Tarquin
Tarquin (tär´kwĬn) [Etruscan,=lord], in Roman tradition, an Etruscan family that ruled Rome. According to the historian Livy, when the rule o…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Felix, Antonius