ACTS—NOTE ON Acts 21:31 A Roman tribune was the commander of a cohort. This consisted of up to a thousand soldiers, under the command of several centurions (see note on 10:1). at once. Roman soldiers were housed in the Herodian fortress known as the Tower of Antonia on the northwest corner of the temple wall. Its high tower provided a full view of the temple area. It had two flights of stairs leading down into the temple grounds, so that soldiers could respond to an unruly crowd almost immediately.

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