'When the accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.' - Festus's confession reveals his surprise and insight: the charges he anticipated (crimes against the state, violence, sedition-'crimes I expected,' kategorian hēn hypenouon, kategorian hēn hypenouon) never materialized. Instead, the accusations are insubstantial, touching on religious disputes. This observation undermines the whole case and leaves Festus, as a Roman magistrate, puzzled about what to do.

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