# Pilate

Source: https://enocharchive.com/characters/pilate (Enoch Archive).

In the Cave of Treasures Pilate appears during the events surrounding the crucifixion of Christ. When they stripped Him of the purple tunic that marked royalty, Pilate refused to let the Jews put ordinary clothes on Him and required instead the raiment of royalty in purple or scarlet so that His kingship would be plain.

Servants of Herod and of Pilate struggled with the Jews to rend the tunic and share it. After lots decided its owner, Pilate seized the garment by force and sent it to the Emperor Tiberius. The narrative stresses that even in death Christ retained the sign of royalty.

**books:** The Cave of Treasures