“After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.”
'After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered' - Judas of Galilee led a revolt around 6 CE in protest against the Roman census; Josephus records this event. Gamaliel is showing a pattern: messianic claimants and their movements are self-limiting. The 'days of the census' (en tais hēmerais tēs apographēs) anchors the event in datable history.
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