“Then the soldiers
Led Jesus away
Into the courtyard
Of the palace.
That is
The governor’s headquarters,
The praetorium.
They called together
The whole cohort,
The battalion.”
Οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν ἔσω τῆς αὐλῆς, ὅ ἐστιν Πραιτώριον, καὶ συνκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν.
This is similar to Matthew, chapter 27:27, while Luke does not have this episode at the Roman headquarters. Mark said that the Roman soldiers (Οἱ δὲ στρατιῶται) led Jesus (ἀπήγαγον αὐτὸν) into the courtyard of the Roman governor (ἔσω τῆς αὐλῆς). Mark explained that it was called the praetorium (ὅ ἐστιν Πραιτώριον). This governor’s headquarters or home of Pilate was the ancient palace of Herod the Great, who tried to have Jesus killed in the prologue of Matthew. There they gathered a whole cohort or a battalion of about 500-600 Roman soldiers (συνκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν σπεῖραν). The Jews were no longer in this scene around Jesus here, since the Romans had taken over.