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Dan Snow's History Hit

Pontius Pilate

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

History

4.713.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Pontius Pilate was the Roman Prefect of Judea during the reign of Emperor Tiberius and is most famous for condemning Jesus of Nazareth to death by crucifixion in the Four Gospels. But who really was he? And how much do we know about him?


In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan speaks to Prof. Helen Bond to delve deeper into the life of Pontius Pilate and discover what else we know about this famous Roman governor.


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