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GALLUS, GAIUS CESTIUS , governor of Syria during the reign of Nero. When the Jews in Jerusalem, stirred to revolt by the outrages of the Roman procurators, had seized the fortress of Masada and treacherously murdered the garrison of the palace of Herod
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retreat he was closely pursued by the Jews and surrounded in a ravine, and only succeeded in making good his escape to Antioch by sacrificing the greater part
spring of 67), and was succeeded in the governorship by Licinius
Mucianus
war being entrusted to Vespasian. See Tacitus, Hist. v. lo, 13; Suetonius, Vespasian, 4; Josephus, Bell. Jud. ii. 14-20; E. Scharer, Hist. of the Jewish People, div. i. vol. ii. p. 212 (Eng. tr., 1890). End of Article: GALLUS, GAIUS CESTIUS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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