Ventidius Cumanus

Ventidius Cumanus (fl.

1st century AD) is the Roman procurator of Iudaea Province from CE 48 to c. CE 52.

A disagreement between the surviving sources, the Jewish historian Josephus and the Roman Tacitus, makes it unclear whether his authority was over some or all of the province.

Cumanus' time in office is marked by disputes between his troops and the Jewish population, and his failure to respond to an anti-Jewish murder in Samaritan territory leads to violent conflict between Jews and Samaritans.

Following an investigation by the governor of Syria, Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus, Cumanus is sent to Rome for a hearing before the Emperor Claudius, who holds him responsible for the violence and sentences him to exile.

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