From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus

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Chapter 28 How Antipater Is Hated of All Men 1. But an intolerable hatred fell upon Antipater from the nation, though he had now an indisputable title to the succession, because they all knew that he was the person who contrived all the calumnies against his brethren. However, he began to be in a terrible fear, as he saw the posterity of those that had been slain growing up; for Alexander had two sons by Glaphyra, Tigranes and Alexander; and Aristobulus had Herod, and Agrippa, and Aristobulus, his sons, with Herodias and Mariamne, his daughters, and all by Bernice, Salome's daughter. As for Glaphyra, Herod, as soon as he had killed Alexander, sent her back, together with her portion, to Cappadocia. He married Bernice, Aristobulus's daughter, to Antipater's uncle by his mother, and it was Antipater who, in order to reconcile her to him, when she had been at variance with him, contrived this match; he also got into Pheroras's favor, and into the favor of Caesar's friends, by presents, and other ways of obsequiousness, and sent no small sums of money to Rome; Saturninus also, and his friends in Syria, were all well replenished with the presents he made them; yet the more he gave, the more he was hated, as not making these presents out of generosity, but spending his money out of fear. Accordingly, it so fell out that the receivers bore him no more good-will than before, but that those to whom he gave nothing were his more bitter enemies. However, he bestowed his money every day more and more profusely, on observing that, contrary to his expectations, the king was taking care about the orphans, and discovering at the same time his repentance for killing their fathers, by his commiseration of those that sprang from them. 2. Accordingly, Herod got together his kindred and friends, and set before them the children, and, with his eyes full of tears, said thus to them: "It was an unlucky fate that took away from me these children's fathers, 125
which children are recommended to me by that natural commiseration which their orphan condition requires; however, I will endeavor, though I have been a most unfortunate father, to appear a better grandfather, and to leave these children such curators after myself as are dearest to me. I therefore betroth thy daughter, Pheroras, to the elder of these brethren, the children of Alexander, that thou mayst be obliged to take care of them. I also betroth to thy son, Antipater, the daughter of Aristobulus; be thou therefore a father to that orphan; and my son Herod [Philip] shall have her sister, whose grandfather, by the mother's side, was high priest. And let every one that loves me be of my sentiments in these dispositions, which none that hath an affection for me will abrogate. And I pray God that he will join these children together in marriage, to the advantage of my kingdom, and of my posterity; and may he look down with eyes more serene upon them than he looked upon their fathers." 3. While he spake these words he wept, and joined the children's fight hands together; after which he embraced them every one after an affectionate manner, and dismissed the assembly. Upon this, Antipater was in great disorder immediately, and lamented publicly at what was done; for he supposed that this dignity which was conferred on these orphans was for his own destruction, even in his father's lifetime, and that he should run another risk of losing the government, if Alexander's sons should have both Archelaus [a king], and Pheroras a tetrarch, to support them. He also considered how he was himself hated by the nation, and how they pitied these orphans; how great affection the Jews bare to those brethren of his when they were alive, and how gladly they remembered them now they had perished by his means. So he resolved by all the ways possible to get these espousals dissolved. 4. Now he was afraid of going subtlely about this matter with his father, who was hard to be pleased, and was presently moved upon the least suspicion: so he ventured to go to him directly, and to beg of him before his 126
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BOOK 1 FROM THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM
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natural barbarity, indulged all sor
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of the empire [of Seleucus]. 3. Thi
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again within the wall; and when the
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that accordingly he was come with a
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a brother slain! How long shall I m
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country, together with the Gileadir
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marching against the Arabians; so h
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Chapter 5 The Time the Pharisees We
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as the other cities, Sebaste and Ag
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Hyrcanus was treated unjustly, by b
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low. However, Pompey commanded him
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Chapter 7 Pompey Took the Temple by
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with their Divine worship, and were
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Chapter 8 Alexander Makes an Expedi
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aristocracy. He also parted the who
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Judea; and, upon his taking Tariche
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had lived, to assist him, and came
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Chapter 10 Caesar Makes Antipater P
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sung in Herod's commendation, both
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this by exhorting him to carry his
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Chapter 11 Herod Is Made Procurator
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father's death; but, upon hearing t
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Chapter 12 Antonius Makes Herod and
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took fifteen of them, and put them
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Herod, in his rage for killing them
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egged of him that he would not go o
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11. This was the death of Phasaelus
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eturned back, and went for Egypt. N
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Chapter 15 Antigonus Besieges Those
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guards that were there shot their a
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Chapter 16 Herod Goes to Antony as
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father of seven children, whose chi
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Josephus, has coins still remaining
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ut Sosius sent two legions before h
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ear this blow, so that when the mul
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