12 8 52
c At Rome, a survey having been carried out under Claudius, there were found to be 6,844,000 Roman citizens. 1 208th Olympiad
d When Felix was procurator of Judaea, there were many who were deceiving the people with their opinions. Among them also was a certain false prophet from Egypt who gathered many to himself but was crushed by the army of Felix in his very attempt to achieve great things. Josephus writes, agreeing with the Acts of the Apostles, in which the tribune says to Paul: 'Are you not the Egyptian who recently caused a stir and led the four thousand men into the desert?' 7
6 2 46
d Hitherto having been under kings, Thrace is reduced to a Roman province. 2 13 9 53
7 e When Cumanus was procurator of Judea, during the days of unleavened bread 3 , the unrest in Jerusalem was so serious that 30,000 Jews perished as the people ran together attempting to exit through the gates. 3 47
8 f Palaemon Vicentinus is considered a notable grammarian at Rome, who once, when he was asked what was the difference between a drop and a spot, said, "A spot stays put and a drop falls." * 4 48
2070 14 e Claudius dies in the palace, in the 64th year of his life. (*) 10 54
g Marcus Antonius Liberalis the rhetor pursues a very bitter rivalry with Palaemon. * 6th of the Romans, Nero reigned for 13 years, 7 months and 28 days.
1 f His uncle was Gaius Caligula. * 11 55
(1) The Patrologia Latina text has two extra entries at this point, which are not found in the 9th century Merton College manuscript No. 315, although there seems to be a space in the text at this point:
-- Around this time, Claudius drained the Fucine lake, which took 30,000 men working for 11 years without intermission.
-- Claudius constructed the port of Ostia, with two branches, as it were, projecting on the left and the right sides.
(2) Another entry from the PL, not in the Merton Ms. follows, where there is a space in the page: The virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ, is taken up to her son in heaven, as some write had been revealed to her.
(3) The passover.
(4) Another entry from the PL, not in the Merton Ms. follows, where there is a space in the page: Three suns appeared at the same time and immediately united in the same circle.
(5) Another PL entry, but no space in the Ms.: Dionysius the Areopagite, once a distinguished philosopher, is famous.
(6) Another PL entry follows, again with no space in the Ms.: Philip, the apostle of Christ to the people in Hierapolis, a city of Asia, while preaching the Gospel, is nailed to a cross and stoned to death.
(7) The reference is to Acts 21:38, and the citation is slightly altered from: 'Are you not the Egyptian who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the assassins into the desert?'
[264/265]
Romans Jews AD Romans Jews AD
a While Felix was governing Judaea, a revolt broke out in Caesarea of Palestine which resulted in the deaths of a great multitude of Jews. stoned to death by the Jews. Simeon, also called Simon, is the second to be placed in his throne.
2 b Festus succeeds Felix in the government (of the province), before whom, in the presence of Agrippa the king, Paul the apostle explains the rationale of his religion, and is sent to Rome in chains. 12 56 8 a Lightning struck in front of Nero's table. 18 62
b The first bishop of the church of Alexandria ordained after Mark the Evangelist was Annianus, who presided for twenty two years.
c Probus of Berytus, most erudite of grammarians, is well known at Rome. *