The Alexandrian riots of 38 C.E. and the persecution of the Jews [electronic resource] : a historical reconstruction / by Sandra Gambetti.
Series: Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism ; v. 135.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.Description: viii, 336 p. : mapISBN:- 9789004138469 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 9004138463 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- Jews -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500
- Jews -- Persecutions -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500
- Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500
- Riots -- Egypt -- Alexandria -- History -- To 1500
- Alexandria (Egypt) -- History
- Alexandria (Egypt) -- Ethnic relations
- Alexandria (Egypt) -- Politics and government
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- DS135.E42 A43364 2009eb

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