murdered later in the year (118) and it has been theorized that Quietus was assassinated on the orders of the new emperor, Hadrian, for fear of Quietus' popular standing with the army and his close connections to Trajan. A Talmudic story also relates that the Roman general who defeated the rebellious Jews at this time was suddenly executed. Bibliography Bartolomeo Borghesi, Œuvres, i. 500; Heinrich Graetz, Geschichte. 3d ed., iv. 116 et seq., 407 et seq.; Emil Schürer, Geschichte 3d ed., i. 617, 666–670; Prosopographia Imperii Romani, ii. 308, No. 325; Adolf von Schlatter, Die Tage Trajans und Hadrians, p. 90, (Gütersloh, 1897.) Michael Brett and Elisabeth Fentress. The Berbers pp. 54–55. Blackwell, 1996. See also Roman Prefects and Procurators of Judaea Province, AD 6-132 AD References Roman governors of Judaea Ancient Roman generals 1st-century Berber people 2nd-century Berber people 1st-century Romans 2nd-century Romans 2nd-century Roman governors of Judaea Year of birth unknown 118 deaths Romans from Africa Executed ancient Roman people People executed by the Roman Empire Lusii Jewish–Roman wars Generals of Trajan