Pontius Pilate
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Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD. He is best known for being the official who presided over the trial of Jes
Ecce Homo ("Behold the Man"), Antonio Ciseri's depiction, c. 1860, of Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem
Duccio, Christ before Pilate, c. 1310, from his Maestà in Siena
Christ before Pilate, Mihály Munkácsy, 1881
A remorseful Pilate prepares to kill himself. Engraving by G. Mochetti after B. Pinelli, early 19th century.
Tacitus on Jesus
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Roman historian and politician Tacitus referred to Jesus, his execution by Pontius Pilate, and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals, book 15, chapter 44. The context of
The Fire of Rome, 1861 work by Karl von Piloty. According to Tacitus, Nero targeted Christians as those responsible for the fire.
Nero's Torches, by Henryk Siemiradzki (1876)
Part of the page from the 11th century codex containing Annales, xv. 44.3–8, the passage with the reference to Christians (Florence, Laurentian Library, Plut. 68.2, f. 38r)
The Pilate Stone, now at the Israel Museum