The Alexandrian riots of 38 C.E. and the persecution of the Jews : a historical reconstruction / by Sandra Gambetti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gambetti, Sandra.

Series:

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 135.

Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, 1384-2161 ; v. 135

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Egypt--Alexandria--History--To 1500.

Jews.

Jews--Persecutions--Egypt--Alexandria--History--To 1500.

Jews--Legal status, laws, etc--Egypt--Alexandria--History--To 1500.

Riots--Egypt--Alexandria--History--To 1500.

Riots.

Alexandria (Egypt)--History.

Alexandria (Egypt).

Alexandria (Egypt)--Ethnic relations.

Alexandria (Egypt)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scholars have read the Alexandrian riots of 38 CE according to intertwined dichotomies. The Alexandrian Jews fought to keep their citizenship - or to acquire it; they evaded the payment of the poll-tax - or prevented any attempts to impose it on them; they safeguarded their identity against the Greeks - or against the Egyptians. Avoiding that pattern and building on the historical reconstruction of the experience of the Alexandrian Jewish community under the Ptolemies, this work submits that the riots were the legal and political consequence of an imperial adjudication against the Jews. Most of the Jews lost their residence never to recover it again. The Roman emperor, the Roman prefect of Egypt and the Alexandrian citizenry - all shared responsibilities according to their respective and expected roles.

Contents:

Unwrapping Philo's narrative

The rights of residence of Alexandrian Jews in the Ptolemaic period

The rights of residence of Alexandrian Jews in the Roman period

The prefecture of Flaccus : the early years

The precedent for the riots

Spring 38 C.E.

Agrippa in Alexandria

The riots of 38 C.E.

The cultural and religious background of the riots

The years 39 and 41 C.E.

Conclusions

Appendices. The chronology ; The replacement of the prefect of Egypt at the emperor's death ; The prefect's jurisdiction over matters of status ; The topography of Alexandria ; Ethnics, patris, and the case of Alexandreus.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-314) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-60308-6

9786612603082

90-474-4191-5

OCLC:

923614418

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004138469.i-336 DOI