Lucius Annaeus Gallio
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Junius Annaeus Gallio, (originally Lucius Annaeus Novatus) (c. Begin of the Christian era, Corduba (Córdoba) - 65) was the Roman proconsul in Achaea between 51 and 53 CE.Comfort, Philip & Walter A. Elwell & E. Michael & Sharon Rusten. (2005) The Complete Book of Who's Who "Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.". p. 175. ISBN 0-8423-8369-7.
Life
Gallio was the son of the rhetorician Marcus Annaeus Seneca and the elder brother of L. Annaeus Seneca the philosopher. At Rome he was adopted by L. Junius Gallio, a rhetorician of some repute, from whom he took the name of Junius Gallio.Niswonger, Richard L. (1993) New Testament History "Zondervan". p. 229. ISBN 0-310-31201-9. His brother Seneca, who dedicated to him the treatises De Ira and De Vita Beala, speaks of the charm of his disposition, also alluded to by the poet Statius (Silvae, ii. 7, 32). It is probable that he was banished to Corsica with his brother, and that both returned together to Rome when Agrippina selected Seneca to be tutor to Nero.#redirect [[Template:Fact]] Towards the close of the reign of Claudius, Gallio was proconsul of the newly constituted senatorial province of Achaea, but seems to have been compelled by ill-health to resign the post within a few years. During his tenure of office (in 52) he dismissed the charge brought by the Jews against the apostle Paul (Acts 18:12-17) for he, on his visit to Corinth, tried to persuade people into practicing religion in an unlawful manner. The charges were dropped because Gallio had no power over the Jewish laws and practices. His behaviour on this occasion shows the impartial attitude of the Roman officials towards Christianity in its early days. He survived his brother Seneca, but was subsequently put to death by order of Nero (in 65) or committed suicide for his partake in the conspiracy against the ruler.
Tacitus, Annals, xv. 73; Dio Cassius lx. 35, lxii. 25; Sir W. M. Ramsay, St Paul the Traveller, pp. 257-261; art, in J. Hastings Dict. of the Bible (H. Cowan). An interesting reconstruction is given by Anatole France in Sur la pierre blanche.
External links
- [Gallio at Bible Study]
- [Paul's Trial Before Gallio] A summary of the historical evidence.
References
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