History Of Pontius Pilate
<p>The Roman governor who presided over the trial of Jesus and ordered his crucifixion had a complex background. The name <strong>Pontius Pilate</strong> provides two valuable clues to his background and ancestry.</p>
<p>The family name, <strong>Pontius</strong>, was that of a prominent clan among the Samnites, hill cousins of the Latin Romans. They had almost conquered Rome in several fierce wars. The <strong>Pontii</strong> were of noble blood, but when Rome finally absorbed the Samnites, their aristocracy was demoted to the Roman <em>equestrian</em> or middle-class order rather than the higher <em>senatorial</em> order.</p>
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