APENDIX 1
List of Characters
. . . In PALESTINE
Abir ben Micah >>> A leader of the Pharisees living in Sepphoris
Adlai ben Yusuf >>> Son of Yusuf and Mariam, brother to Tavi and Magdella
Annus >>> Formerly Chief Priest and Father-in-Law to Caiaphas
Brother Zechariah >>> Leader of the ‘Essenes’ based on Qumran
Cephas >>> Son of Idra and cousin to Tavi and Adlai
Herod Antipas >>> Son of Herod the Great and ruler of the Provence of Israel
Idra >>> Father of Cephas and Uncle to Adlai and Tavi
Jessica >>> senior housekeeper to Idra ben Micah
Joseph Caiaphas >>> Chief Priest of the temple and son-in-law to Annus
Judah the Galilean >>> Founder of the Sicarii with Zadok
Magdella >>> Sister to Tavi and Adlai
Maria bat Idra >>> Daughter of Abir ben Micah
Mariam >>> Wife of Yusuf
Martha >>> Wife of Idra
Rufus Julius Antonius >>> Roman centurion
Ruth bat Idra>>> Youngest daughter of Abir and sister to Maria
Simon ben Judah>>> Son of Judah the Galilean who had been killed
Tavi >>> Elder brother to Adlai and Magdella
Valerius Gratis >>> Governor of Judea until 26CE
Varus >>> Optio or second in command to Rufus
Yusuf ben Toshe >>> Husband to Mariam
Zacchaeus >>> Chief Roman Tax Collector residing in Jericho
... In INDIA
Gajbaahu >>> Governor of Minnagara and subject of Hajatria ruling in Taxila
Fulmala >>> Sister to Somya and daughter of Kirit and Jalbala
Naarad >>> Son of Governor Gajbaahu
Kirit >>> Manager of Barbarikon warehouse and father of Somya
Jalbala >>> Wife of Kirit and mother of Somya
Dayaal >>> Steward to Adlai’s house in Barbarikon
Hajatria >>>Scythian King
Somya >>> Daughter of Kirit and Jalbala
...on the Dhow
Makul >>> Captain of the dhow
Farhan >>> First mate
Hamal >>> Cousin to Farhan
Sa’idah >>> Farhan’s sweetheart
Qutuz >>> Brother to Sa’idah
...in Aegypt
Fakir >>> Father of Amenko and Idra’s agent in Berenike
Tacfarinas >>> Leader of the rebellion against Rome in Aegypt and North Africa
Aeneas Cornelius Varro >>> Second in command to Governor Valerius Gratis
Ibrahim al Hadi >>> an Aegyptian holy man referred to as ‘Master’
Lucus Apronius >>> Governor of North Africa
Amenko >>> Son of Idra’s Aegyptian manager in Berenike
Gaius Valerius >>> Governor of Aegypt
APPENDIX 2
End Notes
1: Father
2: Mother
3: Aunt
4: High priest before Caiaphas
5: Ruler of one of the four parts of Palestine
6: The people’s party. They were not religiously strict and relied on oral law
7: Party of the rich and rabbis. They held conservative religious views.
8: Direct action party against Rome. They wanted war.
9: Roman peace
10: Indus River in present day India
11: Founded by Judah of Gamla in Galilee this same year.
12: Roman short swords. Each one called a ‘Gladius’.
13: Prison
14: Original capital of Galilee. About 10 Km north of Nazareth.
15: 143BCE– 63BCE. Known as the Hasmonean kings. Ruled over an independent Israel
16: Just under one kilometre. It was the distance that the Jews were required to walk behind the Ark of the Covenant
17: Present day city of Jaffa
18: Leader of 10 'conturbenium' of 8 men each
19: Around 80 men
20: Second in command
21: Greek for boy
22: Main road
23: About 15 men
24: First hour - about 7 am
25: About 30 men
26: About sunset
27: A defensive position where the soldiers lock shields in front and on top to absorb an arrow attack.
28: Stabbing knife used by the Zealots.
29: Not King but National Leader.
30: From Summaria located on the Mediterranean coast
31: Roman emperor
32: About 250 km from Sepphoris
33: Modern Basra. About 1000 km from Damascus
34: Near modern Karachi in Pakistan
35: Common Era. Replacing the old AD – Anno Domino
36: Modern Iran and East Turkey
37: North West India and Pakistan.
38: Ruler of the Andhadra Empire
39: Ginger
40: Coriander
41: A medicinal plant
42: Annual
43: Major Indo-Scythian city just near Barbarikon.
44: Highly respected person in Hindi
45: India
46: Indian Ocean
47: Our Sea i.e. Mediterranean
48: Governors’ son
49: Shit!
50: Bastards!
51: Dog fucker!
52: Bitch!
53: Shove shit up your arse!
54: Daughter fucker!
55: Son of a whore!
56: Bastard
57: Son of a whore
58: Auntie
59: Egyptian manager
60: Shit
61: Fuck
62: Shit!
63: Bastards!
64: Fuck you Kirit!
65: Damn!
66: Shit
67: Aden
68: Cyclone
69: A rope attached to the top of the mast
70: An annexe library to the Main library of Alexandria.
71: The main Library of Alexandria
72: Dickhead!
73: Assassin. The name comes from the shape of the dagger they carried.
74: Wealthy citizens and priests
75: A town court of 23 members
76: Supreme court of Israel
77: Lower and middle classes
78: The child of Isis and Osiris, by virgin birth. Born in a cave, attended by three wise men and announced by a star. He was a child teacher and baptised by An-up when he was thirty summers. He had twelve disciples and performed miracles such as walking on water. He was called KRST, crucified, buried in a tomb, and then resurrected.
79: Modern day Haydrah in Tunisia
80: About 4800 men
81: Fuck!
82: Shithead!
83: Whore
84: Around 12,000 men
85: Now Libya and Tunisia
86: 23 members compared with the Greater Sanhedrin of 71 members The Sanhedrin was a court of justice
87: Hall of Hewn Stones
88: About $US60
89: Chief Roman Tax collector
90: About 760 m or 2500 ft
91: Hours
92: Festival of lights. Held towards the end of December by lighting progressive candles over 8 days. Commemorates the defeat of the Seleucids by Judah Maccabaeus.
93: Son of a bitch.
94: BullShit
95: Bitch!
96: Death to Rome and all Romans
97: Balls!
98: Piece of shit!
99: Passover
100: Duke or Chieftain
101: President
102: Bastard
103: bastards
104: Passover
105: Wooden crossbeam
106: Roman ‘Calvary’
107: About 1 kilometre
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my family; my children Gary, Michelle, and Gregory; my Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren.
‘I am blessed’
Commentary on the Author
Graham Sealby is a retired Accountant who, after living most of his life in Sydney Australia, moved to the picturesque Mornington Peninsular in the State of Victoria.
Whilst he writes principally for his own satisfaction, he hopes that his enjoyment will be shared by others.
His immediate family consists of three children, twelve grandchildren and three great-grand children.
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