Philo
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Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Philo of Alexandria , also called Philo Judaeus, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is his participation in the embassy to Rome in 40 CE; whereby he represented the Alexandrian Jews in a delegation to the Roman Emperor Caligula following civil strife between the Alexandrian Jewish and Greek communities.
