Pilato

Pontius Pilate served as prefect of Judaea from 26–36 AD and presided over the trial of Jesus of Nazareth, ultimately ordering his crucifixion by crucifixion despite declaring him innocent three times (Matthew 27:11–26; Mark 15:1–15; Luke 23:1–25; John 18:28–19:16). His name is perpetuated in the Apostles' Creed: 'suffered under Pontius Pilate.' He is attested in Josephus, Tacitus, Philo, and a dedicatory inscription found at Caesarea Maritima in 1961. His governance was marked by repeated conflicts with Jewish sensibilities, and he was eventually recalled to Rome in 36 AD after a violent suppression of a Samaritan assembly.