Lucius Vitellius consul in 34 AD and the father of Aulus Vitellius - who briefly ruled as emperor in 69, was appointed Imperial Legate of Syria in 35. While there he replaced Pontius Pilate as prefect in 36 and Caiaphas as Chief Priest. This seems to be while fulfilling the order of Tiberius to hunt down Aretas IV who had attacked Herod Antipas in the aftermath of Antipas' divorce of Aretas' daughter, Phasaelis. As you have already noted, this cannot have occurred until after Antipas sailed to Rome and back to obtain Tiberius' permission for the wedding. Given the sailing time, the time needed for Aretas to gather a force, the need to notify Tiberius of Aretas' attack by the Roman military post and the time then needed for Tiberius' order to return to Antioch, and then gather and provision a force to begin an expedition to Nabatea, Vitellius can not possibly have begun his pursuit until mid-36.
If the attack had happened earlier there is simply no way that Vitellius could have been given such an order as, under the system imposed by Augustus and Tiberius, he would not even have been eligible for such an important military command until he had completed the office of consul.
Try as they might, Roman history prevents the jesus freaks from moving their boy up in time to make it line up with the rest of their happy horseshit.
If the attack had happened earlier there is simply no way that Vitellius could have been given such an order as, under the system imposed by Augustus and Tiberius, he would not even have been eligible for such an important military command until he had completed the office of consul.
Try as they might, Roman history prevents the jesus freaks from moving their boy up in time to make it line up with the rest of their happy horseshit.
