Bible Dictionary · T
Tiberius Caesar
I.e., as known in Roman history, Tiberius Claudius Nero, only mentioned in Luke 3:1. He was the stepson of Augustus, whom he succeeded on the throne, A.D. 14. He was noted for his vicious and infamous life. In the fifteenth year of his reign John the Baptist entered on his public ministry, and under him also our Lord taught and suffered. He died A.D. 37. He is frequently referred to simply as “Caesar” (Matt 22:17, Matt 22:21; Mark 12:14, Mark 12:16, Mark 12:17; Luke 20:22, Luke 20:24, Luke 20:25; Luke 23:2; John 19:12, John 19:15).
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
