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Judenverfolgung in der Antike #8 (56 Aufrufe)
Γραικύλος schrieb am 06.05.2026 um 15:20 Uhr (Zitieren)
III.
Ptolemaios VIII. Euergetes II.
(reg. 145-116 v.u.Z.)

For, on the death of his brother Ptolemy Philometor, Ptolemy surnamed Physcon (13) left Cyrene with the intention of dethroning Cleopatra (14) and the deceased king’s sons, and iniquitously usurping the crown himself. That was why, on Cleopatra’s behalf, Onias (15) took arms against him, refusing to abandon at a crisis his allegiance to the throne. Moreover, the justice of this action was signally attested by God.

For Ptolemy Physcon, though [not] daring to face the army of Onias, had arrested all Jews in the city (16) with their wives and children, and exposed them, naked and in chains, to be trampled to death by elephants, the beasts being actually made drunk for the purpose. However, the outcome was the reverse of his intentions. The elephants, without touching the Jews at their feet, rushed at Physcon’s friends, and killed a large number of them. Afterwards Ptolemy saw a terrible apparition, which forbade him to injure these people. His favourite concubine (some call her Ithaca, others Irene) adding her entreaty to him not to perpetrate such an enormity, he gave way and repented of his past actions and further designs.

That is the origin of the well-known feast which the Jews of Alexandria keep, with got reason, on this day, because of the deliverance so manifestly vouchsafed to them by God.

[Flavius Josephus: Against Apion II 51-55]

(13) der Fettwanst
(14) Kleopatra II.
(15) Onias IV., jüdischer Hoherpriester in Ägypten
(16) Alexandria

Re: Judenverfolgung in der Antike #8
Γραικύλος schrieb am 06.05.2026 um 15:49 Uhr (Zitieren)
Euergetes II. ist der offizielle Beiname, Physkon der Spottname.
Re: Judenverfolgung in der Antike #9
Γραικύλος schrieb am 06.05.2026 um 17:09 Uhr (Zitieren)
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Re: Judenverfolgung in der Antike #9
Γραικύλος schrieb am 06.05.2026 um 17:56 Uhr (Zitieren)
with got reason --> with good reason
Re: Judenverfolgung in der Antike #8
βροχή schrieb am 07.05.2026 um 08:31 Uhr (Zitieren)
wobei die Tiere zu diesem Zweck tatsächlich betrunken gemacht worden waren ...


... und damit unberechenbar. Die Hemmschwellen fielen, und man weiß ja wie nachtragend Elefanten sein können.

Re: Judenverfolgung in der Antike #9
Γραικύλος schrieb am 07.05.2026 um 10:37 Uhr (Zitieren)
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