Then Tacitus said: “Christus, the founder of the name [Christian], had undergone the death penalty in the reign of Tiberius, by sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilatus. ” ​ — Annals, XV, 44.
Lalu Tacitus mengatakan, ” Kristus, pendiri [Kekristenan], telah dihukum mati pada pemerintahan Tiberius, atas perintah gubernur Pontius Pilatus. ” ​ — Annals, XV, 44.