pontius pilate, the prefech of judaea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor, make no mistake, pilate's loyalty was completely to rome. he's not a king, he's not an emperor. this is the best he can do. but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. >> in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus' life. >> where are you from? >> the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a little weak and vacillating at times, but i don't think that's the kind of person he was in reality.