From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus
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and particularly <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> affronts she had <strong>of</strong>fered his daughters; and that she<br />
had supplied <strong>the</strong> Pharisees with money, <strong>by</strong> way <strong>of</strong> rewards for what <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
done against him, and had procured his bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>to</strong> become his enemy, <strong>by</strong><br />
giving him love potions. At length he turned his speech <strong>to</strong> Pheroras, and <strong>to</strong>ld<br />
him that he would give him his choice <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se two things: Whe<strong>the</strong>r he<br />
would keep in with his bro<strong>the</strong>r, or with his wife? And when Pheroras said<br />
that he would die ra<strong>the</strong>r than forsake his wife? <strong>Herod</strong>, not knowing what <strong>to</strong><br />
do fur<strong>the</strong>r in that matter, turned his speech <strong>to</strong> Antipater, and charged him <strong>to</strong><br />
have no intercourse ei<strong>the</strong>r with Pheroras's wife, or with Pheroras himself, or<br />
with any one belonging <strong>to</strong> her. Now though Antipater did not transgress that<br />
his injunction publicly, yet did he in secret come <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir night meetings; and<br />
because he was afraid that Salome observed what he did, he procured, <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
means <strong>of</strong> his Italian friends, that he might go and live at Rome; for when<br />
<strong>the</strong>y wrote that it was proper for Antipater <strong>to</strong> be sent <strong>to</strong> Caesar for some<br />
time, <strong>Herod</strong> made no delay, but sent him, and that with a splendid<br />
attendance, and a great deal <strong>of</strong> money, and gave him his testament <strong>to</strong> carry<br />
with him, - wherein Antipater had <strong>the</strong> kingdom bequea<strong>the</strong>d <strong>to</strong> him, and<br />
wherein <strong>Herod</strong> was named for Antipater's successor; that <strong>Herod</strong>, I mean,<br />
who was <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Mariarmne, <strong>the</strong> high priest's daughter.<br />
3. Sylleus also, <strong>the</strong> Arabian, sailed <strong>to</strong> Rome, without any regard <strong>to</strong><br />
Caesar's injunctions, and this in order <strong>to</strong> oppose Antipater with all his might,<br />
as <strong>to</strong> that law-suit which Nicolaus had with him before. This Sylleus had also<br />
a great contest with Aretas his own king; for he had slain many o<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>of</strong><br />
Aretas's friends, and particularly Sohemus, <strong>the</strong> most potent man in <strong>the</strong> city<br />
Petra. Moreover, he had prevailed with Phabatus, who was <strong>Herod</strong>'s steward,<br />
<strong>by</strong> giving him a great sum <strong>of</strong> money, <strong>to</strong> assist him against <strong>Herod</strong>; but when<br />
<strong>Herod</strong> gave him more, he induced him <strong>to</strong> leave Syllcus, and <strong>by</strong> this means he<br />
demanded <strong>of</strong> him all that Caesar had required <strong>of</strong> him <strong>to</strong> pay. But when<br />
Sylleus paid nothing <strong>of</strong> what he was <strong>to</strong> pay, and did also accuse Phabatus <strong>to</strong><br />
Caesar, and said that he was not a steward for Caesar's advantage, but for<br />
<strong>Herod</strong>'s, Phabatus was angry at him on that account, but was still in very<br />
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