The Ancient Mediterranean Religions Index Database

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subject	book bibliographic info
cestius	Benefiel and Keegan (2016) 141
cestius, c.f. epulo, c.	Bruun and Edmondson (2015) 95
cestius, epulo, rome, tomb of c.	Bruun and Edmondson (2015) 95
cestius, gaius	Jenkyns (2013) 317, 319
cestius, gallus	Udoh (2006) 211
cestius, gallus asking chief priests for census, josephus, on	Udoh (2006) 211
cestius, gallus, c.	Dijkstra and Raschle (2020) 112, 119, 122, 125, 126, 128 Price Finkelberg and Shahar (2021) 281
cestius, gallus, roman governor	Bay (2022) 37, 57
cestius, gallus, roman governor of syria, takes census of jews	Feldman (2006) 225

List of validated texts:

2 validated results for "cestius"

1. Josephus Flavius, Jewish War, 2.280, 6.422 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Cestius Gallus • Cestius Gallus, Roman governor of Syria, takes census of Jews • Gallus, C. Cestius • Josephus, on Cestius Gallus asking chief priests for census

Found in books: Dijkstra and Raschle (2020) 122, 125, 126; Feldman (2006) 225; Udoh (2006) 211

6.422. ὅτι δ' ἐχώρει τοσούτους ἡ πόλις, δῆλον ἐκ τῶν ἐπὶ Κεστίου συναριθμηθέντων, ὃς τὴν ἀκμὴν τῆς πόλεως διαδηλῶσαι Νέρωνι βουλόμενος καταφρονοῦντι τοῦ ἔθνους παρεκάλεσεν τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς, εἴ πως δυνατὸν εἴη τὴν πληθὺν ἐξαριθμήσασθαι:" ". None

6.422. And that this city could contain so many people in it, is manifest by that number of them which was taken under Cestius, who being desirous of informing Nero of the power of the city, who otherwise was disposed to contemn that nation, entreated the high priests, if the thing were possible, to take the number of their whole multitude.' '. None

2. None, None, nan
Tagged with subjects: • Cestius • Cestius C.f. Epulo, C. • Rome, tomb of C. Cestius Epulo

Found in books: Benefiel and Keegan (2016) 141; Bruun and Edmondson (2015) 95

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
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