Antonio Ciseri's depiction of Ecce Homo with Jesus and Pontius Pilate, 19th century

The Nicene Creed incorporated for the first time the clause was crucified under Pontius Pilate ( which had already been long established in the Old Roman Symbol, an ancient form of the Apostles ' Creed dating as far back as the 2nd century AD ) in a creed that was intended to be authoritative for all Christians in the Roman Empire.

Their nickname as Pontius Pilate's bodyguard, originated from a 17th century boasting contest with the French Regiment of Picardy, who boasted that prior to the Resurrection Christ's tomb was guarded by the French regiment.

* Pontius of Carthage, deacon in Carthage, early Christian writer from the middle of the 3rd century, who wrote a description of the life of Church Father Cyprian of Carthage

Pontius Pilate's wife is mentioned in the apocryphal Acts of Pilate ( Gospel of Nicodemus, probably written around the middle of the 4th century ), which gives a more elaborate version of the episode of the dream than Matthew.

He worked under contract to Cecil B. DeMille, and played Pontius Pilate in DeMille's 1927 production of The King of Kings.

Perhaps after the soldiers had laid him on the ground, while Joseph of Arimathea was at Pontius Pilate's asking for Christ's body, Nicodemus was gathering his mixture of myrrh and aloes, and the others had gone home to mourn.

Andrew appointed Pontius de Cruce, Master of the Order in the Hungarian Kingdom, as a regent in Croatia and Dalmatia.

: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried.

Two years later he played Pontius Pilate in Martin Scorsese's 1988 film The Last Temptation of Christ.

* Jesus is said to have been born during the rule of Pontius Pilate, which began after the year 26.

For example, the Jews are said to be responsible for Jesus ' crucifixion, with Pontius Pilate finding no wrong in him.

He is tried by the Jewish leaders ( the Sanhedrin ) and before Pontius Pilate, and Pilate washes his hands of his blood.

Astronomical reconstruction of the Jewish Lunar calendar tends to favor John's chronology, in that the only year during the governorship of Pontius Pilate when the 15th Nisan is calculated as falling on a Wednesday / Thursday was 27 CE, which appears too early as the year of the crucifixion, whereas the 14th of Nisan fell on a Thursday / Friday in both 30 CE and 33 CE.

In Demonstration ( 74 ) Irenaeus reinforced his view that Jesus was at least 45 with the statement " For Herod the king of the Jews and Pontius Pilate, the governor of Claudius Caesar, came together and condemned Him to be crucified.

Calvin then describes the New Covenant using the passage from the Apostles ' Creed that describes Christ's suffering under Pontius Pilate and his return to judge the living and the dead.

Scholars have differing opinions on the total or partial authenticity of the reference in Book 18, Chapter 3, 3 of the Antiquities to the execution of Jesus by Pontius Pilate, a passage usually called the Testimonium Flavianum.

In the same Book I chapter, in items 7 and 8 Eusebius also discusses the Josephus reference to the crucifixion of Jesus by Pontius Pilate, a reference that is present in all surviving Eusebius manuscripts.

A final argument from silence relates to Josephus ' own writings and questions the authenticity of Testimonium based on the fact that it has no parallel in the Jewish War, which includes a discussion of Pontius Pilate at about the same level of detail.

After several misadventures, and escaping from Pontius Pilate, the fugitive winds up in a lineup of would-be mystics and prophets who harangue the passing crowd in a plaza.

The infighting among revolutionary organisations is demonstrated most dramatically when the PFJ attempts to kidnap Pontius Pilate's wife, but encounters agents of the Campaign for a Free Galilee, and the two factions begin a violent brawl over which of them conceived of the plan first.

The scene in The Bacchae wherein Dionysus appears before King Pentheus on charges of claiming divinity is compared to the New Testament scene of Jesus being interrogated by Pontius Pilate.

:" For truly in this city there were gathered together against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to occur.

Paulinus of Nola ( also known as Paolino di Nola ; full name, Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus ) ( ca.

Meropius Pontius Paulinus was born ca.

Petrarch was moved to defend Celestine vigorously against the accusation of cowardice and some modern scholars ( e. g., Mark Musa ) have suggested Dante may have meant someone else ( Esau, Diocletian and Pontius Pilate have been variously suggested ).

The Roman historian and senator Tacitus referred to Christ, his execution by Pontius Pilate and the existence of early Christians in Rome in his final work, Annals ( written ca.

Scholars generally consider Tacitus's reference to the execution of Jesus by Pontius Pilate to be both authentic, and of historical value as an independent Roman source.

Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judæa, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular.

He also played well-known figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte in Waterloo ( 1970 ); Benito Mussolini in The Last Four Days ( 1974 ) and again in Lion of the Desert ( 1981 ); W. C. Fields in W. C. Fields and Me ( 1976 ); Pontius Pilate in Franco Zeffirelli's TV miniseries

* Chris Pontius ( soccer ), American soccer player for D. C. United

* Aquila Romanus, a 3rd century Latin grammarian

* Richard II of Aquila, 12th century Italo-Norman Count of Fondi

Even Greek-speaking Jews tended less to the LXX, preferring other Jewish versions in Greek, such as that of the 2nd century Aquila translation, which seemed to be more concordant with contemporary Hebrew texts.

* Aquila of Sinope, 2nd century translator

A Vestini sculpture, the Warrior of Capestrano, dating from the 6th century BC, was found in Capestrano, province of L ' Aquila ; it represents the King of Vestini tribe, Naevius Pompuledius, and was made by the sculptor Aninis.

* Aquila of Sinope ( 2nd century ), Bible translator

In the mid-13th century the population was transferred to the newly-founded town of L ' Aquila, which was erected as a diocese by Pope Alexander IV, 20 February 1257.

Origen's Hexapla placed side by side six versions of the Old Testament, including the 2nd century Greek translations of Aquila of Sinope and Symmachus the Ebionite.

Aquila Romanus, a Latin grammarian who flourished in the second half of the 3rd century AD.

Aquila was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy.

* Julius Aquila, a jurist, probably of the late 2nd century.

In twelfth century Europe, Philippe Gaston, " The Mouse " ( Broderick ), is a thief facing execution who escapes the dungeons of Aquila, via the sewers, and flees to the countryside.

This period of freedom and prosperity ended in the 16th century, when Spanish viceroy Philibert van Oranje partially destroyed L ' Aquila and established Spanish feudalism in its countryside.

Priscilla () and Aquila () were a first century Christian missionary couple described in the New Testament and traditionally listed among the Seventy Disciples.

In the 15th century, L ' Aquila had become the second most powerful city in the Kingdom of Naples after Naples itself: there were half a million sheep, wool and saffron were exported throughout Europe ; all this unfortunately was lost when the Aquilans, during the war between the French and the Spaniards for the throne of Naples, sided with the French.

In the 13th century it went to Richard V dell ' Aquila, duke of Gaeta.

Eventually, the Caracciolo family took control of the area, being replaced in the 18th century by the Celestine Fathers of L ' Aquila.

Until this century, there were two lines of the Caetani family-Caetani and Gaetani Dell ' Aquila d ' Aragona.

Magnificent buildings were built at the beginning of the 16th century by high prelates and aristocrats, including Palazzo Branconio dell ' Aquila, designed by Raphael ; the Palazzo Caprini by Donato Bramante ( a house that Raphael chose to buy, and later became part of the Palazzo dei Convertendi ); Palazzo Castellesi, built by Cardinal Adriano Castellesi, attributed to Andrea Bregno or Bramante and a small-scale copy of the Palazzo della Cancelleria, and Palazzo dei Penitenzieri, perhaps designed by of Baccio Pontelli.

Drawing of Palazzo Branconio dell ' Aquila, demolished in the 17th century to open the new piazza Rusticucci, so called after the eponymous palace.