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المستخلص This study seeks to shed light on one of the families belonging to the upper class that appeared at the top of Egyptian society since the beginning of the Roman presence in Egypt, And the sovereignty of society in Egypt devolved to this family throughout its existence, The members of this family were Alexandrian citizens living in Alexandria, Then they obtained Roman citizenship during the reign of Emperor Gaius, and participated in the administration of the country, where family members assumed many important jobs, They were statesmen, as they were also from the upper class of landlords in Egypt, where they acquired land and property on a large scale in more than one of the Egyptian regions, and the basis of their possessions was in Oxyrhynchus, They also had possessions in Arsinoe, as well as in Hermopolis, and despite the expansion of these possessions and their spread in more than one province, they lived in Alexandria, becose of the nature of the jobs they occupied required their presence in Alexandria, So they entrusted a group of employees with managing their property, but under the supervision of family members. Also, some family members have obtained honorary memberships, such as the honorary membership of the Muston, and they participated in official missions, as one of the family members was among the mission that the Alexandrians sent to Emperor Claudius after the situation calmed down between the Alexandrians and the Jews in Alexandria, and also during the reign of Emperor Trajan, when a mission went to appear standing in front of the Emperor and defend their point of view in the dispute with the Jews, a family member was one of the ambassadors of the mission as well, and also during the reign of Emperor Trajan, when a mission went to appear before the Emperor and defend their point of view in the dispute with the Jews, a family member was one of the ambassadors of the mission as well, If this indicates anything, it indicates the position of the family members, so it’s known that the members of these missions were chosen from the elite of society. |