Roman administration of Judaea (AD 6–135)

The administration of Judaea as a province of Rome from 6 to 135 was carried out primarily by a series of Roman Prefects, Procurators, and Legates pro praetore.

These administrators coincided with the ostensible rule by Hasmonean and Herodian rulers of Judea.

The Roman administrators were as follows: "Hadrian stationed an extra legion in Judaea, renaming it Syria Palaestina.

The Syria-based legion, Legio III Gallica, took part in the quelling of the revolt from 132 to 136, and in the aftermath, the emperor Hadrian renamed the province of Judea and its extra legion Syria Palaestina.

[3] Palæstina Prima or Palaestina I existed from the late 4th century until it was temporarily lost to the Sassanid Empire (Persian Empire) in 614, but re-conquered in 628 and finally until the Muslim conquest of the Levant in the 630s.