Quote:Min, help him out a bit more. AR tends to be quite obtuse.
Yeah but he is also easily confused by TMI. The only gap in the record is 4-1 BC and the fact that no coins have been found attributable to other governors suggests that Varus' governorship was simply extended as he was in the process of suppressing the revolts which broke out in 4 on Herod's death. The Romans did not generally replace successful commanders in the middle of a war and Augustus, as emperor, could do whatever the fuck he wanted whenever the fuck he wanted to do it.
It's good to be the king.