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Pontius Pilate had violated this liberal policy from the early days of his procuratorship.

From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward

The war of the Jews and Romans began through the oppression by Gessius Florus, who secured the procuratorship by the friendship of his wife Cleopatra with Poppea, wife of Nero.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

Contarino boasted that he doubted not before long to be appointed to the vacant procuratorship.

From The Bravo of Venice; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)

Thereupon he was eligible for a procuratorship, that is, a post in the imperial civil service, usually in connection with the administration of the finances.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

During the procuratorship of Pontius Pilate there was a widely prevailing spirit of sedition and revolt among the Jews, and many rebels were sentenced to crucifixion.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)