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

7. But now as Gabinius was marching to the war against the Parthians,
he was hindered by Ptolemy, whom, upon his return from Euphrates, he
brought back into Egypt, making use of Hyrcanus and Antipater to provide
every thing that was necessary for this expedition; for Antipater furnished
him with money, and weapons, and corn, and auxiliaries; he also prevailed
with the Jews that were there, and guarded the avenues at Pelusium, to let
them pass. But now, upon Gabinius's absence, the other part of Syria was in
motion, and Alexander, the son of Aristobulus, brought the Jews to revolt
again. Accordingly, he got together a very great army, and set about killing
all the Romans that were in the country; hereupon Gabinius was afraid, (for
he was come back already out of Egypt, and obliged to come back quickly
by these tumults,) and sent Antipater, who prevailed with some of the
revolters to be quiet. However, thirty thousand still continued with
Alexander, who was himself eager to fight also; accordingly, Gabinius went
out to fight, when the Jews met him; and as the battle was fought near Mount
Tabor, ten thousand of them were slain, and the rest of the multitude
dispersed themselves, and fled away. So Gabinius came to Jerusalem, and
settled the government as Antipater would have it; thence he marched, and
fought and beat the Nabateans: as for Mithridates and Orsanes, who fled out
of Parthin, he sent them away privately, but gave it out among the soldiers
that they had run away.
8. In the mean time, Crassus came as successor to Gabinius in Syria. He
took away all the rest of the gold belonging to the temple of Jerusalem, in
order to furnish himself for his expedition against the Parthians. He also took
away the two thousand talents which Pompey had not touched; but when he
had passed over Euphrates, he perished himself, and his army with him;
concerning which affairs this is not a proper time to speak [more largely].
9. But now Cassius, after Crassus, put a stop to the Parthians, who were
marching in order to enter Syria. Cassius had fled into that province, and
when he had taken possession of the same, he made a hasty march into
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