Background
Gallio (originally named Lucius Annaeus Novatus) was the son of the rhetorician Seneca the Elder and the elder brother of Seneca the Younger, was born in Corduba (Cordova) c.
Gallio (originally named Lucius Annaeus Novatus) was the son of the rhetorician Seneca the Elder and the elder brother of Seneca the Younger, was born in Corduba (Cordova) c.
He is best known for his impartial judgment of a legal case involving Paul the Apostle in Corinth. He was adopted by Lucius Junius Gallio, a rhetorician of some repute, from whom he took the name of Junius Gallio. Towards the close of the reign of Claudius, Gallio was proconsul of the newly constituted senatorial province of Achaea, but seems to have been compelled by ill-health to resign the post within a few years.
Gallio was a suffect consul in the mid-50s and Cassius Dio records that he introduced Nero"s performances.
He did not survive this reprieve lougitude Gallio and the book of Acts
According to the Book of Acts he dismissed the charge brought by the Jews against the Apostle Paul.
Gallio"s tenure can be fairly accurately dated to between 51-52 AD. Therefore, the events of Acts 18 can be dated to this period. This is significant because it is the most accurately known date in the life of Paul.