Perth Past

Pontius Pilate ~ Roman Procurator of Judaea

This entry was posted in Perth Past Perth People and tagged Perth Past Perth People Roman on January 27, 2014 by madeinpe

Between either AD 26-36 or AD 27-37 Pontius Pilate was the 5th Governor of Judaea, Samaria and Idumaea. During his tenure as Roman procurator(1) (long by Roman standards – governors usually served for about 18 months) Pilate held his office along with 3,000 troops at the palace of Herod at Casarea on the coast, […]

Perth During the ’45 Rising

This entry was posted in Perth Past and tagged '45 Risings Charles Edward Stuart Jacobites Perth Past St John's Kirk on September 15, 2013 by madeinpe

The ’45 Rising: Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, entered Perth on 4th September 1745. His father, James Stuart, had been proclaimed King as James VIII and III from the Mercat Cross at Perth. The Prince approached Perth from the north following the road across the North Inch to the […]