<Tr> <Th> Spouse </Th> <Td> Claudia Procula </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Roman governor of Judea </Td> </Tr> <P> Pontius Pilate (/ ˈpɒnʃəs ˈpaɪlət, - tʃ əs, - tiəs /; Latin: Pontius Pīlātus, Greek: Πόντιος Πιλάτος, Pontios Pilatos) was the fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from AD 26 to 36 . He is best known today for the trial and crucifixion of Jesus . </P> <P> The sources for Pilate's life are an inscription known as the Pilate Stone, which confirms his historicity and establishes his title as prefect; a brief mention by Tacitus; Philo of Alexandria; Josephus; the four canonical gospels; the Acts of the Apostles; the First Epistle to Timothy; the Gospel of Nicodemus; the Gospel of Marcion; and other apocryphal works . Based on these sources, it appears that Pilate was an equestrian of the Pontii family, and succeeded Valerius Gratus as prefect of Judaea in AD 26 . Once in his post he offended the religious sensibilities of his subjects, leading to harsh criticism from Philo, and many decades later, Josephus . According to Josephus, who wrote about it around AD 93, Pilate was deposed and sent to Rome by Lucius Vitellius after harshly suppressing a Samaritan uprising, arriving just after the death of Tiberius which occurred on 16 March in AD 37 . Pilate was replaced by Marcellus . </P>

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