Ib. ver. 28.  “And the chief captain answered, with a great sum obtained I this freedom.”

Dio Cassius, lib. lx.  “This privilege, which had been bought formerly at a great price, became so cheap, that it was commonly said a man might be made a Roman citizen for a few pieces of broken glass.”

XXXV. [p. 521.] Acts xxviii. 16.  “And when we came to Rome the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him.”

With which join vet. 20.  “For the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.”

“Quemadmedum cadem catean et custodiam et militem copulat; sic ista, quae tam dissimilia sunt, pariter incedunt.”  Seneca, Ep. v.

“Proconsul estimare solet, utrum in carcerera recipienda sit persona, an militi tradenda.”  Ulpian. l. i. sect.  De Custod. et Exhib.  Reor.

In the confinement of Agrippa by the order of Tiberius, Antonia managed that the centurion who presided over the guards, and the soldier to whom Agrippa was to be bound, might be men of mild character. (Joseph.  Antiq. lib. xviii. c. 7, sect. 5.) After the accession of Caligula, Agrippa also, like Paul, was suffered to dwell, yet as a prisoner, in his own house.

XXXVI. [p. 531.] Acts xxvii. 1.  “And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul, and certain other prisoners, unto one named Julius.”  Since not only Paul, but certain other prisoners were sent by the same ship into Italy, the text must be considered as carrying with it an intimation that the sending of persons from Judea to be tried at Rome was an ordinary practice.  That in truth it was so, is made out by a variety of examples which the writings of Josephus furnish:  and, amongst others, by the following, which comes near both to the time and the subject of the instance in the Acts.  “Felix, for some slight offence, bound and sent to Rome several priests of his acquaintance, and very good and honest men, to answer for themselves to Caesar.”  Joseph. in Vit. sect. 3.

XXXVII. [p. 539.] Acts xi. 27.  “And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch; and there stood up one of them, named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great dearth throughout all the world (or all the country); which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.”

Joseph.  Antiq. 1. xx. c. 4, sect. 2.  “In their time (i. e. about the fifth or sixth year of Claudius) a great dearth happened in Judea.”

XXXVIII. [p. 555.] Acts xviii. 1, 2.  “Because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome.”

Suet.  Gland. c. xxv.  “Judeos, impulsero Chresto assidue tumultuantes, Roma expulit.”

XXXIX. [p. 664.] Acts v. 37.  “After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him.”

Joseph. de Bell. 1. vii.  “He (viz. the person who in another place is called, by Josephus, Judas the Galilean, or Judas of Galilee) persuaded not a few to enrol themselves when Cyrenius the censor was sent into Judea.”