Tacitus writes: “Christus, from whom their name is derived, was executed at the hands of the procurator Pontius Pilate in the reign of Tiberius. ” ​ — Annals, XV, 44.
Taciti shkruan: « Krishti, nga i cili rrjedh emri i tyre, u ekzekutua nga prokurori Ponc Pilati, gjatë mbretërimit të Tiberit. » — Analet, XV, 44.