ABSTRACT
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE near the Egyptian village of Rhakotis. Its founder was buried there and his tomb became a major pilgrimage site, visited particularly by rulers who saw themselves as latter-day Alexanders. The earliest writer to witness to the existence of the work was Clement of Alexandria. A Jewish uprising in 115-117, initially anti-Greek, in Alexandria saw the virtual destruction of the Jewish community after a brief but violent struggle. There is no indication that the Alexandrians supported the imperial claims of Didius Julianus but they did support Pescennius Niger who had served previously as a popular army officer in Egypt. Titus Flavius Clemens was born around 150 CE to pagan parents and probably in Athens. After his conversion he travelled extensively through southern Italy, Syria and Palestine, seeking out Christian teachers.
