Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 10:1

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1, 2. Cæsarea —(See on :- ). the Italian band —a cohort of Italians, as distinguished from native soldiers, quartered at Cæsarea, probably as a bodyguard to the Roman procurator who resided there. An ancient coin makes express mention of such a cohort in Syria. [AKERMAN, Numismatic Illustrations of the New Testament. ] return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"