Guide to Philo of Alexandria

Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Guide to Philo of Alexandria,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified August 13, 2024, https://philipharland.com/Blog/?p=18340.

This is a guide for reading ethnographic passages on this website from Philo of Alexandria (early first century CE):

  • Amalekites as an arch-enemy people (link)
  • Midianites and Moabites / Arabians (link)
  • Egyptians and Judeans in conflict at Alexandria (link)
  • Germans (link)
  • Persian, Indian, and Judean (Essene) sages and freedom (link)
  • Persian Magians (link)
  • Babylonian Chaldeans and Abraham’s migration away from astrology (link)
  • Ethiopians (link)
  • Judean wisdom among the Therapeutists in Egypt (link)
  • Judean wisdom and superiority as personified in Moses (link)

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