Tiberius Julius Alexander
Tiberius Julius Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Procurator of Judaea | |
| In office AD 46 – AD 48 | |
| Preceded by | Cuspius Fadus |
| Succeeded by | Ventidius Cumanus |
| Governor of Roman Egypt | |
| In office AD 66 – AD 69 | |
| Preceded by | Gaius Caecina Tuscus |
| Succeeded by | Lucius Peducaeus Colo(nus?) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Roman Empire |
| Years of service | before 46 – 70 |
| Rank | Praetorian prefect |
| Battles/wars | Roman–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. He became the most powerful Jew of his age, and is ranked as one of the most prominent Jews in military history.