Cuspius Fad

Cuspius Fad ( lat. Cuspius Fadus ) - Roman politician of the middle of the 1st century .

Cuspius Fad came from an Italian family living in Pergamum . In 41-44, Judea was a client kingdom ruled by a friend of the Roman emperor Claudius Herod Agrippa I. However, after his death, the emperor decided to return the power of the Romans over Judea. He annexed Edom and Samaria to it, issuing a decree that now the prefect, and the procurator, would rule Judah. The first procurator of Judea was Cuspius Fad. During the reign of Fad in the province, a certain Fevda persuaded a large mass of people to take all the property with them and go with him to the Jordan . Feuda pretended to be the messiah and assured that he would order the river to step aside and cross it without difficulty. Cuspius Fad sent a cavalry detachment against them, which suddenly came and killed many of them and captured them alive. Fevda himself was cut off his head and taken to Jerusalem .