Pontius Pilate

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

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.

The Roman execution of Jesus of Nazareth in Jerusalem during the prefecture of Pontius Pilate.

Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, burying Pompeii and nearby settlements under volcanic material and causing widespread destruction in the Bay of Naples region.

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.

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

Capital of the Roman Empire.

The volcano whose 79 CE eruption devastated Pompeii, Herculaneum, and surrounding villas.

Pompeii was a Roman city in Campania near the Bay of Naples, destroyed and buried during the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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