Valerian

Family: Roman · Role: decurion · First appears: Book III, Chapter 9

In Book III, Chapter 9, Vespasian sent Valerian, a Roman decurion, with fifty horsemen to speak peaceably to those in the city and urge them to assure their fidelity. At Tiberias, Valerian dismounted with his men so they would not appear to come for battle, but before they could confer, Jesus (son of Shaphat) led an armed sally against them.

Valerian did not fight, and fled on foot with five others, leaving the horses behind. Jesus (son of Shaphat), described as the principal head of a band of robbers, led the abandoned horses into the city.

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Life events

Jesus's faction attacks Valerian's delegation and captures its abandoned horses.(Book III, Chapter 9 · 📍 Tiberias)
- With: Jesus (son of Shaphat)
- “their leader was one whose name was Jesus, the son of Shaphat, the principal head of a band of robbers. Now Valerian, neither thinking it safe to fight contrary to the commands of the general, though he were secure of a victory, and knowing that it was a very hazardous undertaking for a few to fight with many, for those that were unprovided to fight those that were ready, and being on other accounts surprised at this unexpected onset of the Jews, he ran away on foot, as did five of the rest in like manner, and left their horses behind them; which horses Jesus led away into the city”

Book III, Chapter 9

with Vespasian (Vespasian dispatched Valerian on a mission.) “He also sent Valerian, a decurion, with fifty horsemen, to speak peaceably to those that were in the city, and to exhort them to give him assurances of their fidelity;”
with Jesus (son of Shaphat) (Jesus led an armed attack against Valerian and his men.) “When Valerian had marched up to the place, and was near the wall, he alighted off his horse, and made those that were with him to do the same, that they might not be thought to come to skirmish with them; but before they could come to a discourse one with another, the most potent men among the seditious made a sally upon them armed; their leader was one whose name was Jesus, the son of Shaphat, the principal head of a band of robbers.”
enemies with Jesus (son of Shaphat) (Jesus led the armed seditious assault on Valerian's party.) “When Valerian had marched up to the place, and was near the wall, he alighted off his horse, and made those that were with him to do the same, that they might not be thought to come to skirmish with them; but before they could come to a discourse one with another, the most potent men among the seditious made a sally upon them armed; their leader was one whose name was Jesus, the son of Shaphat, the principal head of a band of robbers.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.