Apart from appointing and deposing the high priest ​ — who was president of the Sanhedrin — ​ and levying taxes, the Romans intervened in Jewish affairs only when their own sovereignty and interests required this.
Selain melantik atau menurunkan imam besar ​ — yang mengetuai Sanhedrin — ​ dan mengumpulkan pajak, orang Romawi hanya akan mencampuri urusan orang Yahudi apabila mutlak perlu demi kedaulatan dan kepentingan mereka.