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

• Superior document: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism, v. 135
• Author: Gambetti, Sandra.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 135.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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.

Table of 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.