("Behold the Man!"), Antonio Ciseri's depiction of Pontius Pilate presenting a scourged Jesus to the people of Jerusalem.]] Pontius Pilate (; Latin: Pontius Pilatus, Greek: ) was the governor of the Roman Iudaea province from 26 until 36. In modern times he is best known as the man who, according to the canonical Christian Gospels, presided over the trial of Jesus and ordered his crucifixion. Pilate's biographical details before and after his appointment to Iudaea are unknown, but have been supplied by tradition, which include the detail that his wife's name was Procula (she is canonized as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church) and competing legends of his birthplace. Birthplace Pilate's date and place of birth are unknown. Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotlandhttp://www.rampantscotland.com/know/blknow_fortingall.htm; Tarraco (now Tarragona) in Spain, and Forchheim and its suburb Hausen in Germany h

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