Christian Historiographers' Reflections on Jewish/Christian Violence in Early 5th Century Alexandria

Oded Irshai, Professor of Jewish History, Hebrew University, and Anthony Kaldellis, Professor of Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University, will have a conversation on violent encounters between Jews and Christians in early fifth century Alexandria (414-415 CE), not only in an attempt to understand the harrowing events within the unique local setting of the political and ethno-religious power struggle, but also in an effort to come to grips with their narrative representation in contemporary Christian Historiography.

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