predecessor office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
porcius festus procurator of judea governor of mauretania unknown 62 64 lucceius albinus
 64 69 lucceius albinus
lucceius albinus

`` for others with this cognomen , see albinus -lrb- cognomen -rrb- . ''
lucceius albinus was the roman procurator of judea from 62 until 64 ad and the governor of mauretania from 64 until 69 ad .
appointed procurator by the emperor nero following the death of his predecessor , porcius festus , albinus faced his first challenge while traveling from alexandria to his new position in judea .
the jewish high priest ananus ben ananus used the opportunity created by festus ' death to convene the sanhedrin and have james the brother of jesus sentenced to death by stoning for violation of religious law .
a delegation sent by citizens upset over the perceived breach of justice met albinus before he reached judea , and albinus responded with a letter informing ananus that it was illegal to convene the sanhedrin without albinus ' permission and threatening to punish the priest .
ananus was deposed by agrippa ii before albinus ' arrival .
immediately upon his arrival in jerusalem , albinus began an effort to remove the sicarii from the region .
josephus also records that albinus became the friend of a high priest named ananus due to the priest 's gift-giving .
the sicarii responded to albinus 's efforts by capturing an assistant to the priest eleazar , son of ananus , and demanding the release of ten imprisoned sicarii in exchange for the assistant .
the release was arranged by ananus .
when albinus learned that he was to be succeeded by gessius florus , he emptied the prisons by executing prisoners charged with more serious offenses and allowing the remaining prison population to pay for their release .
following his time in judea , albinus was chosen by nero to be governor of mauretania caesariensis .
the province of mauretania tingitana was added to albinus 's governor duties by the emperor galba .
following galba 's death , albinus supported otho in the year of political anarchy -lrb- 69 -rrb- , which followed nero 's death .
following otho 's death , albinus was rumored to have styled himself as a king using the title `` juba '' .
albinus and his wife were assassinated shortly afterwards .
