community
Alexandria: Jewish Delta quarter
Alexandria, Egypt · Wider Abrahamic world
31.201, 29.910
Alexandria also appears in Part A for Gnostic, Arian and Coptic home bases.
Attested. Attested (Philo, Josephus, papyri). The Septuagint origin story (Letter of Aristeas) is legendary in its details.
This photograph shows the modern city, or the Wikipedia lead subject, rather than the ancient site itself.
Alexandria had the largest Jewish diaspora of antiquity. Two of its five quarters were 'Jewish' (Philo), centred on the Delta district. The Septuagint, Philo, the Wisdom of Solomon and the giant basilica-synagogue of the Talmud's legend are tied to it. The anti-Jewish riots of 38 CE and the diaspora revolt of 115–117 devastated the community.
Source stance: neutral.
People and groups named here
- Philo of Alexandria
- Tiberius Julius Alexander
- Aristobulus
- Flaccus (prefect)
Sources
- Alexandria (Pleiades)
Pleiades. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- History of the Jews in Alexandria (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Alexandria (Pleiades place 727070)
Pleiades Gazetteer (CC BY 3.0). Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.