The Alexandrian riots of 38 C.E. and the persecution of the Jews
Subtitle: a historical reconstruction
By: by Sandra Gambetti.
Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism -- v. 135
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789004138469
Subjects: Jews -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500; Jews -- Persecutions -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500; Jews -- Civil rights -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500; Riots -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500; Alexandria (Egypt) -- History; Alexandria (Egypt) -- Ethnic relations; Alexandria (Egypt) -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Unwrapping Philo's narrative; title: The rights of residence of Alexandrian Jews in the Ptolemaic period; title: Jewish rights of residence in the Roman period; title: The prefecture of Flaccus; title: The precedent for the riots; title: Spring 38 C.E.; title: Agrippa in Alexandria; title: The riots of 38 C.E.; title: The cultural and religious background of the riots; title: The years 39 and 41 C.E.; title: Conclusions; title: Appendix 1: The chronology; title: Appendix 2: The replacement of the prefect of Egypt at the emperor's death; title: Appendix 3: The prefect's jurisdiction over matters of status; title: Appendix 4: The topography of Alexandria; title: Appendix 5: Ethnics, patris, and the case of Alexandreus.