In the book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and its derived films, Gratus is almost killed by a roof tile which accidentally falls from the home of Judah Ben-Hur, which prompts all subsequent events of the story. In the novel, Gratus is portrayed as a corrupt governor who acted against the Jews by removing the rightful head priest of the Temple, Hannas, and replacing him with a Roman puppet, Ishmael.
valerius, gratus, roman, prefect, judaea, province, under, tiberius, from, contents, history, popular, culture, also, references, bibliographyhistory, edithe, succeeded, annius, rufus, replaced, pontius, pilate, government, gratus, chiefly, remarkable, frequen. Valerius Gratus was the 4th Roman Prefect of Judaea province under Tiberius from 15 to 26 AD Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 References 5 BibliographyHistory EditHe succeeded Annius Rufus in 15 and was replaced by Pontius Pilate in 26 The government of Gratus is chiefly remarkable for the frequent changes he made in the appointment of the high priesthood He deposed Ananus and substituted Ishmael ben Fabus then Eleazar son of Arianus then Simon son of Camith and lastly Joseph Caiaphas the son in law of Ananus 1 In popular culture EditIn the book Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ and its derived films Gratus is almost killed by a roof tile which accidentally falls from the home of Judah Ben Hur which prompts all subsequent events of the story In the novel Gratus is portrayed as a corrupt governor who acted against the Jews by removing the rightful head priest of the Temple Hannas and replacing him with a Roman puppet Ishmael See also EditGens Valeria Roman Procurator coinageReferences Edit Antiquities of the Jews xviii 2 2 Bibliography EditJosephus Antiq xviii 6 5 Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and MythologyValerius GratusRoman Rulers of JudeaPreceded byAnnius Rufus Prefect of Judaea Succeeded byPontius Pilate This ancient Roman biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valerius Gratus amp oldid 1127365796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
