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Caiaphas
Joseph ben Caiaphas () was the High Priest of Israel during the first century. In the New Testament, the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John indicate he was an organizer of the plot to kill Jesus. He is portrayed as presiding over the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus. The primary sources for Caiaphas' life are the New Testament and the writings of Josephus. The latter records he was made high priest by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus after Simon ben Camithus had been deposed.
Pomponius Mela
Roman geographer of the first century
Julia Livilla
youngest sister of the Roman Emperor Caligula (c. AD 18-c. 41)
Apion
Apion (; fl. 1st century CE), also called Apion Pleistoneices (, Apíōn Pleistoníkēs) and Apion Mochthos (μόχθος) was a grammarian and sophist in first century Egypt. Apion wrote several works, none of which has survived.
Cunobeline
thumb|upright|Coin of Cunobeline Cunobeline or Cunobelin (Common Brittonic: *Cunobelinos, "Dog-Strong"), also known by his name's Latin form '''', was a king in pre-Roman Britain from about to about He is mentioned in passing by the classical historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius, and many coins bearing his inscription have been found. He controlled a substantial portion of southeastern Britain, including the territories of the Catuvellauni and the Trinovantes, and he was called "King of the Britons" (Britannorum rex'') by Suetonius. Cunobeline may have been a client king of Rome, based on the
Theudas
Theudas (; ; died ) was a Jewish rebel of the 1st century AD. Scholars attribute to his name a Greek etymology and according to Thayer, is a contraction of Theodore, and Hitchcock, for his part, says it means "flowing with water" , although with a Hellenist-styled ending. At some point between 44 and 46 CE, Theudas led his followers in a short-lived revolt.
Faustus Cornelius Sulla
Roman suffect consul 31 AD
Marcus Julius Alexander
Alexandrian Jewish merchant (16-44 CE)
Quintus Futius Lusius Saturninus
Roman senator and suffect consul of AD 41