04-22-2013, 08:10 PM
Pilate was an equestrian prefect, so would not have had fasces - they were reserved for the emperor and for senatorial magistrates and provincial commanders.
The room decor maybe depends where his 'praetorium' actually was - either in Herod's old palace or in the Antonia fortress both seem possible. The palace would presumably appear more opulent than the fortress! If it was an official court chamber, the furnishings would perhaps be rather spartan. Pilate would have a chair to sit on, as would the several scribes taking records, and there would be a small altar for making official sacrifices, but there probably wouldn't be much else - the Romans don't seem to have gone in for desks.
There's a thread here about room furnishings in 1st century Judea.
The 'judgement before Pilate' was a popular scene on later Roman sarcophagi: the costumes are 4th century, but the simple seat, the altar and the pillars of the hall are clearly shown:
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The room decor maybe depends where his 'praetorium' actually was - either in Herod's old palace or in the Antonia fortress both seem possible. The palace would presumably appear more opulent than the fortress! If it was an official court chamber, the furnishings would perhaps be rather spartan. Pilate would have a chair to sit on, as would the several scribes taking records, and there would be a small altar for making official sacrifices, but there probably wouldn't be much else - the Romans don't seem to have gone in for desks.
There's a thread here about room furnishings in 1st century Judea.
The 'judgement before Pilate' was a popular scene on later Roman sarcophagi: the costumes are 4th century, but the simple seat, the altar and the pillars of the hall are clearly shown:
Nathan Ross
