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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaea_(Roman_province)
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Claim
Roman Prefect
Correction
This office label is wrong for Gargilius Antiquus. Evidence identifies him as a governor/legatus Augusti pro praetore, not an equestrian prefect.
Full reasoning
The table labels Gargilius Antiquus as a Roman Prefect, but the evidence points to a higher senatorial governorship.
- The Dor inscription discussed by the Biblical Archaeology Society identifies him as "governor of the province of Judea".
- The authoritative Roman Provincial Coinage database identifies Gargilius Antiquus with the title "legatus Augusti pro praetore". That is the title of an imperial legate/governor, not a prefect.
So the office given in this row is incorrect: Gargilius Antiquus should not be labeled a Roman Prefect.
2 sources
- Inscription Reveals Governor of Judea Before the Bar-Kokhba Revolt - Biblical Archaeology Society
The inscription was reconstructed to read: '... Gargilius Antiquus, governor of the province of Judea ...' The discovery ... confirms that Gargilius Antiquus was governor of Judea.
- RPC IV, 7412
Magistrate Gargilius Antiquus (legatus Augusti pro praetore).