Tiberius Julius Alexander

Tiberius Julius Alexander
Born1st century
Alexandria, Egypt
AllegianceRoman Empire
Years of servicebefore 46 – 70
RankPraetorian prefect
Battles / warsRoman–Parthian War of 58–63
Battle of Delta
Alexandria (c. 68)
Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)

Tiberius Julius Alexander (fl. 1st century) was an equestrian governor and general in the Roman Empire. Born into a wealthy Jewish family of Alexandria but abandoning or neglecting the Jewish religion, he rose to become the 2nd procurator of Judea (c. 46 – 48) 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.[1] He became the most powerful Jew of his age, and is ranked as one of the most prominent Jews in military history.[2]

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