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Coponius
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Graecized Κωπώνιος ), the first Roman procurator of Judaea, established by Augustus after the banishment of Archelaus (Josephus, War, 2:8, 1), A.D. 6. He was of the equestrian order (Josephus, Ant. 18:1, 1), and was succeeded by M. Ambivus (ib. 2, 2), A.D. 9. He was probably the same person as Caius Coponius, a praetor, who, having espoused the cause of Pompey, narrowly escaped execution by the triumvirs (Appian, Bell. Civ. 3. 40), but was afterwards held in great respect (Veil. Pat. 2:83), and seems to have held an office in the imperial mint. Smith's Dict. of Class. Biog . s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coponius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coponius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coponius'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coponius.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
