. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Plate 50. COIN PLATE, II : ROMAN EMPERORS [p. 206 AUGUSTUS The procurator only commanded auxiliary troops, and nearlyall the Roman soldiers mentioned in the Gospels must havebeen of Jewish birth. As soon as it was a province, but notbefore, Judsea had to pay tribute to Cssar. Hence theexistence of a chief of the publicans like Zacchsus. Asusual, the Romans preserved what they could of native institu-tions, and the Sanhedrin continued to act as a national council,so far as could be permitted. Thus it might try Jesus, but
. The grandeur that was Rome; a survey of Roman culture and civilisation:. Plate 50. COIN PLATE, II : ROMAN EMPERORS [p. 206 AUGUSTUS The procurator only commanded auxiliary troops, and nearlyall the Roman soldiers mentioned in the Gospels must havebeen of Jewish birth. As soon as it was a province, but notbefore, Judsea had to pay tribute to Cssar. Hence theexistence of a chief of the publicans like Zacchsus. Asusual, the Romans preserved what they could of native institu-tions, and the Sanhedrin continued to act as a national council,so far as could be permitted. Thus it might try Jesus, but itcould not pronounce the death sentence. On the other hand,another procurator, Festus, committed Paul to the Sanhedrinfor judgment. The fact is that the Jewish law was so peculiarlynational that a bewildered and well-intentioned Roman knightlike Pilate might often say take ye Him and judge Him ac-cording to your law. The Roman government was so tolerantof the religion of its subjects that even a Roman citizen whodared to enter the Court of the Israelites was put to de
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