From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus
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Chapter 12<br />
An<strong>to</strong>nius Makes <strong>Herod</strong> and Phasaelus Tetrarchs<br />
1. When Cassius was gone out <strong>of</strong> Syria, ano<strong>the</strong>r sedition arose at<br />
<strong>Jerusalem</strong>, wherein Felix assaulted Phasaelus with an army, that he might<br />
revenge <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> Malichus upon <strong>Herod</strong>, <strong>by</strong> falling upon his bro<strong>the</strong>r. Now<br />
<strong>Herod</strong> happened <strong>the</strong>n <strong>to</strong> be with Fabius, <strong>the</strong> governor <strong>of</strong> Damascus, and as he<br />
was going <strong>to</strong> his bro<strong>the</strong>r's assistance, he was detained <strong>by</strong> sickness; in <strong>the</strong><br />
mean time, Phasaelus was <strong>by</strong> himself <strong>to</strong>o hard for Felix, and reproached<br />
Hyrcanus on account <strong>of</strong> his ingratitude, both for what assistance he had<br />
afforded Maliehus, and for overlooking Malichus's bro<strong>the</strong>r, when he<br />
possessed himself <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fortresses; for he had gotten a great many <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />
already, and among <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> strongest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m all, Masada.<br />
2. However, nothing could be sufficient for him against <strong>the</strong> force <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Herod</strong>, who, as soon as he was recovered, <strong>to</strong>ok <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r fortresses again, and<br />
drove him out <strong>of</strong> Masada in <strong>the</strong> posture <strong>of</strong> a supplicant; he also drove away<br />
Marion, <strong>the</strong> tyrant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tyrians, out <strong>of</strong> Galilee, when he had already<br />
possessed himself <strong>of</strong> three fortified places; but as <strong>to</strong> those Tyrians whom he<br />
had caught, he preserved <strong>the</strong>m all alive; nay, some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m he gave presents<br />
<strong>to</strong>, and so sent <strong>the</strong>m away, and <strong>the</strong>re<strong>by</strong> procured good-will <strong>to</strong> himself from<br />
<strong>the</strong> city, and hatred <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> tyrant. Marion had indeed obtained that tyrannical<br />
power <strong>of</strong> Cassius, who set tyrants over all Syria (1) and out <strong>of</strong> hatred <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>Herod</strong> it was that he assisted Antigonus, <strong>the</strong> son <strong>of</strong> Aris<strong>to</strong>bulus, and<br />
principally on Fabius's account, whom Antigonus had made his assistant <strong>by</strong><br />
money, and had him accordingly on his side when he made his descent; but it<br />
was P<strong>to</strong>lemy, <strong>the</strong> kinsman <strong>of</strong> Antigonus, that supplied all that he wanted.<br />
3. When <strong>Herod</strong> had fought against <strong>the</strong>se in <strong>the</strong> avenues <strong>of</strong> Judea, he was<br />
conqueror in <strong>the</strong> battle, and drove away Antigonus, and returned <strong>to</strong><br />
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