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

guards that were there shot their arrows and threw their darts at them, while
others ran out in companies, and attacked those in the forefront; but Herod
commanded proclamation to be made at the wall, that he was come for the
good of the people and the preservation of the city, without any design to be
revenged on his open enemies, but to grant oblivion to them, though they had
been the most obstinate against him. Now the soldiers that were for
Antigonus made a contrary clamor, and did neither permit any body to hear
that proclamation, nor to change their party; so Antigonus gave order to his
forces to beat the enemy from the walls; accordingly, they soon threw their
darts at them from the towers, and put them to flight.
6. And here it was that Silo discovered he had taken bribes; for he set
many of the soldiers to clamor about their want of necessaries, and to require
their pay, in order to buy themselves food, and to demand that he would lead
them into places convenient for their winter quarters; because all the parts
about the city were laid waste by the means of Antigonus's army, which had
taken all things away. By this he moved the army, and attempted to get them
off the siege; but Herod went to the captains that were under Silo, and to a
great many of the soldiers, and begged of them not to leave him, who was
sent thither by Caesar, and Antony, and the senate; for that he would take
care to have their wants supplied that very day. After the making of which
entreaty, he went hastily into the country, and brought thither so great an
abundance of necessaries, that he cut off all Silo's pretenses; and in order to
provide that for the following days they should not want supplies, he sent to
the people that were about Samaria (which city had joined itself to him) to
bring corn, and wine, and oil, and cattle to Jericho. When Antigonus heard of
this, be sent some of his party with orders to hinder, and lay ambushes for
these collectors of corn. This command was obeyed, and a great multitude of
armed men were gathered together about Jericho, and lay upon the
mountains, to watch those that brought the provisions. Yet was Herod not
idle, but took with him ten cohorts, five of them were Romans, and five were
Jewish cohorts, together with some mercenary troops intermixed among
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