by hadassah | Oct 31, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
73 C.E. The Jewish Synagogue at Liontopolis in Egypt Josephus tells us that, after the fall of Masada (The Jewish War 7, 420-36), some fighters, having escaped from the disaster and taken refuge in Egypt, had attempted to foment a revolutionary movement within...
by hadassah | Oct 31, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
July 1, 69 C.E. Tiberius Julius Alexander/ Vespasian In 69 Tiberius was at work preparing the accession of Vespasian, who needed Egyptian support in order to be proclaimed emperor. Our prefect knew this and, on July 1, 69, he had his troops and the people of...
by hadassah | Oct 31, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
May 66 C.E. Uprising of Jews in Alexandria Tiberias Julius Alexander (e.g. nephew of the Jewish Philosopher, Philo) Tiberius had chosen an administrative career in the emperor’s service. Like everyone else, he had to begin by serving a term in the armed forces,...
by hadassah | Oct 31, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
April 30, 41 C.E. Judeopagan Conflict The action begins with a preliminary hearing before the Imperial Council, the Consilium Caesaris (symboulion in Greek), on the fifth of Pachon, the day before the Calends of May, i.e., April 30. The year has not been conserved but...
by hadassah | Oct 30, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
41 C.E. Embassy of Pagan Alexandrians to Emperor Claudius (41-54 C.E.) Judeopagan Conflict Berlin Papyrus Inv. 8877; CPJUD. II 156C, Col. 2 Isidoros: “My Lord Augustus, with regard to your interests, Balbillus (e.g. leader of the Alexandria mission) indeed speaks...
by hadassah | Oct 30, 2016 | Jews of Egypt
39 C.E. Philo is Part of Embassy to Emperor Caligula Judeopagan Conflict/ The Temple Mount and Statue of Caligula Both the Jews and the Greeks (e.g. sent emmisaries to Rome) continued to plead their respective causes before the emperor. A Greek delegation,...
