the calends of October."

19. "In the month Quntius, when Lucius Lentulus and Caius Mercellus were
consuls; and there were present Titus Appius Balbus, the son of Titus,
lieutenant of the Horatian tribe, Titus Tongius of the Crustumine tribe,
Quintus Resius, the son of Quintus, Titus Pompeius, the son of Titus,
Cornelius Longinus, Caius Servilius Bracchus, the son of Caius, a
military tribune, of the Terentine tribe, Publius Clusius Gallus, the
son of Publius, of the Veturian tribe, Caius Teutius, the son of Caius,
a milital tribune, of the EmilJan tribe, Sextus Atilius Serranus, the
son of Sextus, of the Esquiline tribe, Caius Pompeius, the son of Caius,
of the Sabbatine tribe, Titus Appius Menander, the son of Titus, Publius
Servilius Strabo, the son of Publius, Lucius Paccius Capito, the son of
Lucius, of the Colline tribe, Aulus Furius Tertius, the son of Aulus,
and Appius Menus. In the presence of these it was that Lentulus
pronounced this decree: I have before the tribunal dismissed those Jews
that are Roman citizens, and are accustomed to observe the sacred rites
of the Jews at Ephesus, on account of the superstition they are under."

20. "The magistrates of the Laodiceans to Caius Rubilius, the son of
Caius, the consul, sendeth greeting. Sopater, the ambassador of Hyrcanus
the high priest, hath delivered us an epistle from thee, whereby he
lets us know that certain ambassadors were come from Hyrcanus, the high
priest of the Jews, and brought an epistle written concerning their
nation, wherein they desire that the Jews may be allowed to observe
their Sabbaths, and other sacred rites, according to the laws of their
forefathers, and that they may be under no command, because they are
our friends and confederates, and that nobody may injure them in our
provinces. Now although the Trallians there present contradicted them,
and were not pleased with these decrees, yet didst thou give order that
they should be observed, and informedst us that thou hadst been desired
to write this to us about them. We therefore, in obedience to the
injunctions we have received from thee, have received the epistle which
thou sentest us, and have laid it up by itself among our public records.
And as to the other things about which thou didst send to us, we will
take care that no complaint be made against us."

21. "Publius Servilius, the son of Publius, of the Galban tribe, the
proconsul, to the magistrates, senate, and people of the Mi