Crucifixion of Jesus

Roman imperial polity and its institutions from the rule of Augustus onward; the conventional end date of 476 CE concerns Western imperial rule, while the Eastern Roman Empire continued beyond that date.

First major phase of Roman imperial rule, from Augustus to the accession of Diocletian, retaining republican institutions alongside imperial authority.

Jewish preacher whose ministry and crucifixion form the narrative center of the film.

Disciple of Jesus whose betrayal and political relationship with him are central to the film’s interpretation.

Roman prefect of Judea who presided over the authority responsible for Jesus’s crucifixion.

The major political and religious center of Judea and the setting for much of the film’s story.

Galilean village traditionally associated with Jesus’s upbringing and early life.