Apollonius of Tyana & The Shroud of Turin

Following his failed crucifixion in 30 CE, Apollonius reappeared in Alexandria.  Damis followed immediately, and together they founded the acclaimed School of Didymus, where Apollonius wrote some of his books, including The Homeric Lexicon Of The Iliad & The Odyssey, which was first republished in 950 CE and eventually handed down from le Comte de Saint-Germain to Jean-Baptiste D’Ansse de Villoison in Paris around 1770.  Apollonius and Damis remained in Egypt for about 15 years, and then they returned to Tyana and were visiting Crete in 46 CE at the time of the earthquake.  See the chronology of Sir Flinders Petrie in Chapter 9.

Jerusalem came under siege by General Vespasian in 66.  The Hebrew historian Josephus was placed in charge of the Jewish forces.  They were defeated, and Commander Josephus was captured and imprisoned by Vespasian in 68.  Whilst in prison, Josephus predicted to Vespasian that someday he would be the Emperor.  During this siege of Jerusalem, General Titus, son of Vespasian, brought in fresh troops from Cappadocia to bolster the Roman Forces.  In 69 Vespasian travelled to Alexandria on June 30 to meet with Apollonius of Tyana, who like Josephus predicted that he would be the next sovereign.  On July 1, Vespasian was proclaimed Emperor by the troops in Alexandria.  Then there followed the meetings between Vespasian and Apollonius, as recounted by Flavius Philostratus.  On July 3, Vespasian returned to Caesarea Maritima where he was proclaimed Emperor by the Roman Legions stationed in Palestine, poised to strike Jerusalem.

Emperor Vespasian next put General Titus in charge of the entire military operation against Jerusalem and ordered that Josephus be released from prison for accurately predicting that he would be crowned.  Then Vespasian began a long return to Rome, solidifying his support amongst all the troops.  Titus appointed Josephus as a Commander in the Roman Army.  Josephus turned against his Hebrew people and eventually in 70 CE, Jerusalem was destroyed, causing the Jews and Christians to flee to such places as Armenia and Cappadocia, the latter of which eventually supplanted Palestine as the new “Christian Capital” of the world. Josephus moved to Romein 71.