s220c-Pontius Pilate born from 15 to 1 BC-36 AD was the governor of the Roman Judaea Province,
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Image of Ecce Homo ("Behold the Man"), Antonio Ciseri's depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem.
The man who according to canonical Christian Gospels presided over trial of Jesus and ordered crucifixion, Pilate's biographical details before and after his appointment to Judaea are unknown, possibly as the Bible, Luke, says Pilate not only agrees that Jesus did not conspire against Rome but, King Herod also finds nothing treasonous in Jesus' actions, was referred to as procurator or prefect of Judaea,