Felix

Family: Roman · Role: military commander · First appears: Book I, Chapter 12

Felix, a Roman military commander, was an enemy of Phasaelus in Book I, Chapter 12, assaulting him with an army to avenge Malichus’s death upon Herod. While Herod was recovering from sickness, Phasaelus proved too strong for Felix; once recovered, Herod retook the fortresses and drove Felix from Masada as a supplicant.

In Book II, Chapter 12, Claudius sent Felix, the brother of Pallas, to serve as procurator of Galilee, Samaria, and Perea. In the following chapter, Nero made him procurator over the rest of Judea. Felix captured Eleazar and many fellow robbers alive after their long ravaging of the country, sent them to Rome, and had numerous other robbers crucified or punished. He also sent armed forces against followers in the wilderness, defeated the Egyptian prophet’s followers at the Mount of Olives, and put down rioters at Cesarea, killing many and sending eminent representatives to Nero over the continuing sedition.

In Book II, Chapter 14, Festus succeeded Felix as procurator and continued suppressing disturbances by capturing and destroying many robbers.

Relationship record

Life events

• Herod retook the fortresses and drove Felix from Masada.(Book I, Chapter 12 · 📍 Masada)
  • With: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
  • “Now Herod happened then to be with Fabius, the governor of Damascus, and as he was going to his brother's assistance, he was detained by sickness; in the mean time, Phasaelus was by himself too hard for Felix”
• Nero made Felix procurator over the rest of Judea.(Book II, Chapter 13 · 📍 Judea)
  • With: Nero
  • “but over the rest of Judea he made Felix procurator.”
• Felix captured Eleazar and his fellow robbers alive and sent them to Rome.(Book II, Chapter 13 · 📍 Rome)
  • With: Eleazar (unresolved ch046)
  • “This Felix took Eleazar the arch-robber, and many that were with him, alive, when they had ravaged the country for twenty years together, and sent them to Rome”
• Felix had numerous captured robbers crucified or otherwise brought to punishment.(Book II, Chapter 13)
  • “but as to the number of the robbers whom he caused to be crucified, and of those who were caught among them, and whom he brought to punishment, they were a multitude not to be enumerated.”
• Felix sent armed forces against the wilderness followers and destroyed many of them.(Book II, Chapter 13 · 📍 wilderness)
  • “But Felix thought this procedure was to be the beginning of a revolt; so he sent some horsemen and footmen both armed, who destroyed a great number of them.”
• Felix defeated the Egyptian prophet's followers, killing or capturing most and dispersing the rest.(Book II, Chapter 13 · 📍 Mount of Olives)
  • “But Felix prevented his attempt, and met him with his Roman soldiers, while all the people assisted him in his attack upon them, insomuch that when it came to a battle, the Egyptian ran away, with a few others, while the greatest part of those that were with him were either destroyed or taken alive; but the rest of the multitude were dispersed every one to their own homes, and there concealed themselves.”
• Felix killed many Jewish rioters and sent eminent representatives to Nero over the continuing sedition.(Book II, Chapter 13 · 📍 Cesarea)
  • With: Nero
  • “he sent his soldiers out upon them, and slew a great many of them, upon which it fell out that what they had was plundered. And as the sedition still continued, he chose out the most eminent men on both sides as ambassadors to Nero”
• Festus succeeded Felix and destroyed many robbers while suppressing disturbances.(Book II, Chapter 14)
  • With: Festus
  • “Now it was that Festus succeeded Felix as procurator, and made it his business to correct those that made disturbances in the country. So he caught the greatest part of the robbers, and destroyed a great many of them.”

Book I, Chapter 12

• enemies with Phasaelus (unresolved ch012) “Felix assaulted Phasaelus with an army, that he might revenge the death of Malichus upon Herod, by falling upon his brother.”
• enemies with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “However, nothing could be sufficient for him against the force of Herod, who, as soon as he was recovered, took the other fortresses again, and drove him out of Masada in the posture of a supplicant;”

Book II, Chapter 12

• with Claudius (interaction) “After this Caesar sent Felix, 16 the brother of Pallas, to be procurator of Galilee, and Samaria, and Perea”
• siblings with Pallas “Felix, 16 the brother of Pallas”

Book II, Chapter 13

• with Nero (Nero appointed Felix procurator over Judea.) “but over the rest of Judea he made Felix procurator”
• with Eleazar (unresolved ch046) (Felix captured Eleazar and sent him to Rome.) “This Felix took Eleazar the arch-robber, and many that were with him, alive, when they had ravaged the country for twenty years together, and sent them to Rome”
• employer: Nero (Nero appointed Felix as procurator of Judea.) “but over the rest of Judea he made Felix procurator.”

Book II, Chapter 14

• with Festus (Festus succeeded Felix in office.) “Festus succeeded Felix as procurator”

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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.