Albinus

Family: Roman · Role: procurator · First appears: Book II, Chapter 14

At the time Albinus succeeded Festus as procurator, he did not govern as his predecessor had. He stole and plundered property, burdened the nation with taxes, and allowed the relatives of imprisoned robbers to purchase their release. Gessius Florus succeeded him and, by comparison, made Albinus seem “a most excellent person,” since Albinus carried out much of his wrongdoing privately while Gessius Florus acted openly to the nation’s harm.

In Book VI, while still procurator, Albinus questioned Jesus (son of Ananus) about his identity, origin, and words. Jesus (son of Ananus) gave no answer and continued his melancholy ditty, so Albinus took him for a madman and dismissed him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Albinus succeeded Festus and allowed imprisoned robbers to purchase their release.(Book II, Chapter 14)
  • With: Festus
  • “But then Albinus, who succeeded Festus, did not execute his office as the other had done; nor was there any sort of wickedness that could be named but he had a hand in it. Accordingly, he did not only, in his political capacity, steal and plunder every one's substance, nor did he only burden the whole nation with taxes, but he permitted the relations of such as were in prison for robbery, and had been laid there, either by the senate of every city, or by the former procurators, to redeem them for money”
• Gessius Florus succeeded Albinus and devastated entire districts through public rapine.(Book II, Chapter 14)
  • With: Gessius Florus
  • “And although such was the character of Albinus, yet did Gessius Florus 18 who succeeded him, demonstrate him to have been a most excellent person, upon the comparison; for the former did the greatest part of his rogueries in private, and with a sort of dissimulation; but Gessius did his unjust actions to the harm of the nation after a pompous manner”

Book II, Chapter 14

• with Festus (Albinus succeeded Festus in office.) “But then Albinus, who succeeded Festus, did not execute his office as the other had done”
• with Gessius Florus (Gessius Florus succeeded Albinus in office.) “And although such was the character of Albinus, yet did Gessius Florus 18 who succeeded him, demonstrate him to have been a most excellent person, upon the comparison”

Book VI, Chapter 5

• with Jesus (son of Ananus) (Albinus interrogated and dismissed Jesus.) “And when Albinus [for he was then our procurator] asked him, Who he was? and whence he came? and why he uttered such words? he made no manner of reply to what he said, but still did not leave off his melancholy ditty, till Albinus took him to be a madman, and dismissed him.”

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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.