A.D. 59-62 Porcius Festus/Nero Bronze Prutah VG/F

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• Porcius Festus was procurator of Judaea under Nero
• He succeeded Felix, who had jailed the Apostle Paul
• Festus believed Paul innocent, but saved face with his other subjects by allowing Paul to be sent to Nero Caesar to appeal his trial
• This got Paul quietly out of jail
• Festus demanded that a wall, built by the Jews to block the spying of Roman troops, be torn down
• He allowed an appeal to Nero, who sided with them
• The only procurator to have died in office (A.D. 62)

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