Tiberius Iulius Alexander (father)

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Tiberius Iulius Alexander (* before 10 BC; † after 50 AD) was a Romanized Jew from the Egyptian Alexandria . His brother Philon was the most important philosopher of Hellenistic Judaism , his son of the same name was Prefect of Judea (46–48) and Egypt (68–69).

Iulius Alexander donated to equip the Jerusalem Temple , model in the Museum Park Orientalis ( Berg en Dal )

As Arabarch, Iulius Alexander was responsible for the customs revenue of the Alexandrian port and later became the financial administrator of Antonia , the sister-in-law of the Roman emperor Tiberius . He made a great fortune, which enabled him to financially assist Herod Agrippa and to donate it to equip the Jerusalem temple . Under Tiberius' successor Caligula , Iulius Alexander was imprisoned in Rome . It is possible that he had come there as a member of a delegation of Alexandrian Jews organized by his brother and was detained by the emperor, who was constantly in financial difficulties, because of his wealth.

After the murder of Caligula in 41, Iulius Alexander was released by his successor Claudius , son of Antonia, and was able to return to his homeland. It is possible that Claudius made him a knight . In any case, the emperor appointed Julius Alexander's friend Herod Agrippa king of all Judea. He reciprocated for the financial support by marrying his daughter Berenike to the younger son of his sponsor, Marcus Iulius Alexander . After that, Iulius Alexander's trail is lost, so it is unclear whether he was still the governor of his son Tiberius.

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SURNAME Alexander, Tiberius Iulius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Iulius Alexander, Tiberius; Julius Alexander, Tiberius; Alexander, Tiberius Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Roman customs officer in Alexandria, Romanized Jew, patron of Herod Agrippas I.
DATE OF BIRTH before 10 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 50