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To the Romans, \\\"Rex\\\" (King) was a huge insult, because they had an ugly history with kings (e.g. Tarquinius Superbus). This is why, even after the Republic became an Empire, the emperor never called himself Rex, even though he was Rex in all but name.
So to Pilate (a Roman), \\\"Rex Iudaeorum\\\" was the biggest insult he could throw at a Jew. And because kings did not have such severe connotations among the Jews as among the Romans (as shown when the chief priests objected to Pilate actually calling Jesus their king rather than merely a man who claimed to be their king), it qualifies as a StealthInsult by way of ValuesDissonance.
So to Pilate (a Roman), \\\"Rex Iudaeorum\\\" was the biggest insult he could throw at a Jew. And because kings did not have such severe connotations among the Jews as among the Romans (as shown when the chief priests objected to Pilate actually calling Jesus their king rather than merely a man who claimed to be their king), it qualifies as a StealthInsult by way of ValuesDissonance.
