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About Tiberius Julius Alexander
Tiberius Julius Alexander was an Egyptian equestrian governor and general in the Roman Empire. Born into a wealthy Egyptian Jewish family of Alexandria but abandoning or neglecting the Jewish religion, he rose to become the 2nd procurator of Judea under Claudius. While Prefect of Egypt (66–69), he employed his legions against the Alexandrian Jews in a brutal response to ethnic violence, and was instrumental in the Emperor Vespasian's rise to power. In 70, he participated in the Siege of Jerusalem as Titus' second-in-command. He became the most powerful Jew of his age, and is ranked as one of the most prominent Jews in military history.
Everything about Tiberius Julius Alexander →- Occupation
- politician, military personnel
- Position held
- Praetorian prefect, praefectus Aegypti, procurator of Judea
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Born
- 100
- Died
- 100