That was a new idea for a Roman and surely for nationalistic Jews, for they thought that the Messiah would bring the Roman Empire to its knees and restore Israel to its former glory.
Tas bija kaut kas jauns ne tikai romietim, bet arī nacionālistiski noskaņotajiem jūdiem, kas gaidīja, ka Mesija panāks uzvaru pār Romas impēriju un atjaunos Izraēlas valsts varenību.