Tiberius Alexander
Family: Roman · Role: procurator · First appears: Book II, Chapter 11
Under Claudius, Tiberius Alexander served as employer and, without altering the ancient laws, kept the nation “in tranquillity.” In Book IV, at Alexandria, Vespasian sought him as a confederate and supporter; after reading the letter, Alexander secured the allegiance of the legions and the multitude for Vespasian by their oath of fidelity.
By Book V, Alexander had become a friend and counselor to Titus, valued for his goodwill, prudence, age, and skill in such affairs. Formerly governor of Alexandria, he was then appointed general of the army under Titus.
Relationship record
Life events
- Tiberius Alexander secured Egypt's legions and populace for Vespasian by their oath of fidelity.(Book IV, Chapter 10 · 📍 Alexandria)
- With: Vespasian
- “Now as soon as ever Alexander had read this letter, he readily obliged the legions and the multitude to take the oath of fidelity to Vespasian, both which willingly complied with him”
- Tiberius Alexander was appointed general of the army under Titus.(Book V, Chapter 1)
- With: Titus
- “There followed him also three thousand drawn from those that guarded the river Euphrates; as also there came Tiberius Alexander, who was a friend of his, most valuable, both for his good-will to him, and for his prudence. He had formerly been governor of Alexandria, but was now thought worthy to be general of the army [under Titus].”
- Titus rejects burning the holy house and orders selected troops to quench the fire.(Book VI, Chapter 4)
- With: Titus Sextus Cerealis Larcius Lepidus Titus Frigius Eternius Marcus Antonius Julianus
- “So he commanded that the chosen men that were taken out of the cohorts should make their way through the ruins, and quench the fire.”
Book II, Chapter 11
- employer: Claudius (Tiberius Alexander succeeded as procurator under Claudius's provincial administration.) “and after him Tiberius Alexander, who, making no alterations of the ancient laws, kept the nation in tranquillity”
Book IV, Chapter 10
- with Vespasian (Vespasian sought Tiberius Alexander as a confederate and supporter.) “and informed him what the army had put upon him, and how he, being forced to accept of the burden of the government, was desirous to have him for his confederate and supporter.”
- with Vespasian (Tiberius Alexander secured the oath of fidelity to Vespasian.) “Now as soon as ever Alexander had read this letter, he readily obliged the legions and the multitude to take the oath of fidelity to Vespasian”
Book V, Chapter 1
- friends with Titus “There followed him also three thousand drawn from those that guarded the river Euphrates; as also there came Tiberius Alexander, who was a friend of his, most valuable, both for his good-will to him, and for his prudence.”
- with Vespasian (loyal supporter) “The reason of this was, that he had been the first who encouraged Vespasian very lately to accept this his new dominion, and joined himself to him with great fidelity, when things were uncertain, and fortune had not yet declared for him.”
- with Titus (counselor) “He also followed Titus as a counselor, very useful to him in this war, both by his age and skill in such affairs.”
- with Titus (Tiberius Alexander was appointed general under Titus.) “He had formerly been governor of Alexandria, but was now thought worthy to be general of the army [under Titus].”
Book VI, Chapter 4
- with Titus (Titus assembled Tiberius Alexander for a council of commanders.) “Of those there were assembled the six principal persons: Tiberius Alexander, the commander [under the general] of the whole army; with Sextus Cerealis, the commander of the fifth legion; and Larcius Lepidus, the commander of the tenth legion; and Titus Frigius, the commander of the fifteenth legion: there was also with them Eternius, the leader of the two legions that came from Alexandria; and Marcus Antonius Julianus, procurator of Judea: after these came together all the rest of the procurators and tribunes.”
- with Titus (Alexander refers to Tiberius Alexander.) “So Fronto, and Alexander, and Cerealis grew bold upon that declaration, and agreed to the opinion of Titus.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.