“Because the Jews at Rome caused continuous disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he expelled them from the city.”

—  Sueton , book The Twelve Caesars

Iudaeos impulsore Chresto assidue tumultuantis [sic, instead of "tumultuantes"] Roma expulit.
Chrestus may be a mis-spelling of Christus, Christ.
Source: The Twelve Caesars, Claudius, Ch. 25

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Iudaeos impulsore Chresto assidue tumultuantis [sic, instead of ""tumultuantes""] Roma expulit.

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