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He skillfully brings to life Roman society in the Near East of the first century, with all its luxurious refinements, brutal realities, competing religious cults, and social unrest. Readers with an interest in ancient history, Jewish culture, and well-told stories will be fascinated by this page-turner. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving….

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"Then came the successor of Fadus [for Judaea], Tiberius Alexander. He was the son of Alexander, the chief customs officer of Alexandria, one of the most. Tiberius Julius Alexander has 4 ratings and 2 reviews. Victor said: I came across the title, Tiberius Julius Alexander: A Historical Novel Kindle by Dani.

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He was the son of Alexander, the chief customs officer of Alexandria, one of the most influential men of his age, both for his family and wealth. He was also more eminent for his piety than his son Alexander, for the latter did not continue in the religion of his country. Hardcover , pages. Published May 4th by Prometheus Books first published May 1st To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

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Be the first to ask a question about Tiberius Julius Alexander. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Aug 07, Victor Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: I came across the title, Tiberius Julius Alexander: A Historical Novel Kindle by Daniel M Friedenberg, purchased it, and read it through in the course of researching a novel of my own on the title character's uncle, the famed Jewish philosopher of Alexandria, Philo Judaeus. I don't fancy myself an expert on either the characters or the period the 1st Century AD , but I've read just about as much as I could take on the people and the era.

All this to say that I can vouch for the veracity of the I came across the title, Tiberius Julius Alexander: All this to say that I can vouch for the veracity of the history, as much as it is known, presented by Friedenburg in the book. He remains true to preserved history even while he allows his imagination and literary license to pump details into the life of the people he writes about. The protagonist, Tiberius Julius Alexander, would perhaps have been completely lost among the better known persona of the 1st Century, Roman and Jewish, had he not been connected in an unusual way to both the Roman imperial establishment and the wealthiest and most powerful Jewish family in the city of Alexandria, Egypt.

That he rejected his Jewish roots and became not only an apostate but an enemy of the Jewish people is his claim to infamy. He held the position of procurator of Judea some years after Pontius Pilate occupied that position and also ordered the crucifixion of Galilean rebels against the Roman state. He held the position of procurator of Judea some years after Pontius Pilate occupied that position and also ordered the crucifixion of Galilean rebels against the Roman state.

Later, he was an adjutant to Vespasian and Titus, on hand at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD.

As such, he is an appropriate foil to the usual characters featured from this period Caligula, Nero, Herod Agrippa, Paul, etc. So kudos to this first-time novelist.

Anyone interesting in broadening their perspective on the 1st century, one somewhat similar to the Jewish historian Josephus, another defector to the Roman cause, will find this book enjoyable, informational and well-researched. Lack of technique here and there, as noted by other reviewers, is quite tolerable in my opinion.

I bought this book because I was interested in more information about the little known character and story of Tiberius Julius Alexander. I find the book to be very well-written, easy to read and follow and offering a interesting perspective of the character of Tiberius Julius Alexander. If you read it as a novel, it is a pleasant read and a well-worded one. If you are interested in more information about the historical figure of Tiberius Alexander, it will give you useful information, a useful perspective, it will allow you to place it in some context, which seems well-researched and easily presented.

All in all, an interesting narrative and useful for me as a research read.

Tiberius Julius Alexander : a historical novel

One person found this helpful. Tiberius Julius Alexander by Daniel M. Friedenberg may be more interesting to one new to the history. The story line is a retired intellectual being called to St Catherine Monastery at Mt Sinai to translate a manuscript found within the walls, literally, of the monastery written in Greek Koine. The manuscript is an autobiographical history of an Alexandrian born Jew, Tiberius Julius Alexander, whom rose to Roman prestige through honorable duty to various emperors, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and others between Nero and Vespasian.

He was at the second Temple Judean revolt. The manuscript is the chronological history from his birth, loosing faith, becoming a respectable Roman commander and his struggle with faith and eventually finding his meaning of life. In the end Tiberius Julius Alexander and the translator have much in common questioning and accepting their Epicurean leanings. The books ending is compelling, but this reader had difficulty following the narrative. This reader allows a little latitude in that the thrust of the book is a translation of a Greek language manuscript.

The final chapter's narrative is flowing and easily read. Therefore, we assume the manuscript translation is not as free-flowing for being a translation. The book is a quick, short read with a lot of Greek, Roman, Judean history shallowly touched upon. That doesn't mean it isn't worth the read for the history contained, it is. I'm interested in this forgotten historical character, the nephew of Philo of Alexandria, who was essentially responsible for one of the earliest pogroms and also essentially responsible for the destruction of the temple.

Talk about a self-hating Jew. The author's writing is unremarkable but good enough. What's is remarkable is that the author attempted to offer a soothing justification for one of the most horrible persons in history.

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