The Open court . he courage and tact of the Syr-ian governor, Petronius, that theexecution of these orders wastemporarily postponed until theemperor was induced by Herod Agrippa I. to withdraw them. Caligula soon afterwards died, andunder the rule of Agrippa (41-44), to whom the government of theentire kingdom of his grandfather, Herod, was committed by Clau-dius, the Jews enjoyed much prosperity. In every respect the kingwas all they could wish. At the time of his death his son, Agrippa,being too young, Judea was again ruled by Roman governors, viz.,Cuspius Fadus (44-46, under whom Theudas [A
The Open court . he courage and tact of the Syr-ian governor, Petronius, that theexecution of these orders wastemporarily postponed until theemperor was induced by Herod Agrippa I. to withdraw them. Caligula soon afterwards died, andunder the rule of Agrippa (41-44), to whom the government of theentire kingdom of his grandfather, Herod, was committed by Clau-dius, the Jews enjoyed much prosperity. In every respect the kingwas all they could wish. At the time of his death his son, Agrippa,being too young, Judea was again ruled by Roman governors, viz.,Cuspius Fadus (44-46, under whom Theudas [Acts 5, 36] played hispart); Tiberius Alexander (46-48, nephew of Philo of Alexandria) ;Ventidius Cumanus (48-52), and Felix (52-60), magnificent in hisprofligacy and despotic as a ruler (Acts, xxiii, 24). He was followedby Porcius Festus (60-62), a well-meaning man. With his succes-sor, Albinus (62-64), everything became venal; and, bad as his gov-ernment was, yet it was by far preferred to that of Gessius Florus. For the arm. For the head. Showing straps with which they are fastened. 270 THE OPEN COURT. (64-66), the last but also worst procurator, who made an ostenta-tious display of his oppressions. Disturbances in the streets ofJerusalem and Cajsarea were now of frequent occurrence, and mas-sacre followed upon massacre. All attempts at peace-making onthe part of Agrippa I. and of the peace party were in vain. Thepatience of the people had been taxed too much, and Judea was atopen war with the Emperor Nero, who sent his first general of the empire, Vespasian, to subjugatePalestine. Under Titus, Vepa-sians general, fortress after for-tress surrendered until at lastJerusalem was taken and thetemple burned to the ground,August 10, 70 A. D. Judea was now a waste, Je-rusalem a heap of ruins, andthere was no Jeremiah to singthe funeral dirge of the city ofDavid and Solomon. Directlyafter the triumph of Titus theSanhedrin met at Jamnia orJabneh, and in the hands ofthis council the w
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