So....'The-Borg' ........You mention Pilate, and Caiaphas.....but both of those examples are only quoted in the bible as far as I know. If I'm missing something please give me a reference. If they are only in the bible, would you consider the possibility that "Jesus" was placed there as a way to further influence the masses....put there at absolutely no risk whatsoever by the powers that be at the time? in an effort to bring together those of differing religions under one huge roof?
Thats an old argument, in 1961 they found a tablet in a Roman theatre at Caesarea, it said pilate was "prefect/govenor of Judea" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontius_Pilate Caiaphas's tomb was unearthed by Archaelogists in 1990 - http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a026.html