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company；　because　he　had　put　their　mother　to　death；　as　if　it　were
not　agreeable　to　piety　to　appear　to　converse　with　their　mother's
murderer。　Now；　by　carrying　these　stories；　that　had　indeed　a　true
foundation　＇in　the　fact＇；　but　were　only　built　on　probabilities　as
to　the　present　accusation；　they　were　able　to　do　them　mischief；
and　to　make　Herod　take　away　that　kindness　from　his　sons　which　he
had　before　borne　to　them；　for　they　did　not　say　these　things　to
him　openly；　but　scattered　abroad　such　words；　among　the　rest　of
the　multitude；　from　which　words；　when　carried　to　Herod；　he　was
induced　＇at　last＇　to　hate　them；　and　which　natural　affection
itself；　even　in　length　of　time；　was　not　able　to　overcome；　yet　was
the　king　at　that　time　in　a　condition　to　prefer　the　natural
affection　of　a　father　before　all　the　suspicions　and　calumnies　his
sons　lay　under。　So　he　respected　them　as　he　ought　to　do；　and
married　them　to　wives；　now　they　were　of　an　age　suitable　thereto。
To　Aristobulus　he　gave　for　a　wife　Bernice；　Salome's　daughter；　and
to　Alexander；　Glaphyra；　the　daughter　of　Archelaus；　king　of
Cappadocia。

CHAPTER　2。

How　Herod　Twice　Sailed　To　Agrippa；　And　How　Upon　The　Complaint　In
Ionia　Against　The　Greeks　Agrippa　Confirmed　The　Laws　To　Them。

1。　When　Herod　had　despatched　these　affairs；　and　he　understood
that　Marcus　Agrippa　had　sailed　again　out　of　Italy　into　Asia；　he
made　haste　to　him；　and　besought　him　to　come　to　him　into　his
kingdom；　and　to　partake　of　what　he　might　justly　expect　from　one
that　had　been　his　guest；　and　was　his　friend。　This　request　he
greatly　pressed；　and　to　it　Agrippa　agreed；　and　came　into　Judea；
whereupon　Herod　omitted　nothing　that　might　please　him。　He
entertained　him　in　his　new…built　cities；　and　showed　him　the
edifices　he　had　built；　and　provided　all　sorts　of　the　best　and
most　costly　dainties　for　him　and　his　friends；　and　that　at　Sebaste
and　Cesarea；　about　that　port　that　he　had　built；　and　at　the
fortresses　which　he　had　erected　at　great　expenses；　Alexandrium；
and　Herodium；　and　Hyrcania。　He　also　conducted　him　to　the　city
Jerusalem；　where　all　the　people　met　him　in　their　festival
garments；　and　received　him　with　acclamations。　Agrippa　also
offered　a　hecatomb　of　sacrifices　to　God；　and　feasted　the　people；
without　omitting　any　of　the　greatest　dainties　that　could　be
gotten。　He　also　took　so　much　pleasure　there；　that　he　abode　many
days　with　them；　and　would　willingly　have　staid　longer；　but　that
the　season　of　the　year　made　him　make　haste　away；　for　as　winter
was　coming　on；　he　thought　it　not　safe　to　go　to　sea　later；　and　yet
he　was　of　necessity　to　return　again　to　Ionia。

2。　So　Agrippa　went　away；　when　Herod　had　bestowed　on　him；　and　on
the　principal　of　those　that　were　with　him；　many　presents；　but
king　Herod；　when　he　had　passed　the　winter　in　his　own　dominions；
made　haste　to　get　to　him　again　in　the　spring；　when　he　knew　he
designed　to　go　to　a　campaign　at　the　Bosptiorus。　So　when　he　had
sailed　by　Rhodes　and　by　Cos；　he　touched　at　Lesbos；　as　thinking　he
should　have　overtaken　Agrippa　there；　but　he　was　taken　short　here
by　a　north　wind；　which　hindered　his　ship　from　going　to　the　shore；
so　he　continued　many　days　at　Chius；　and　there　he　kindly　treated　a
great　many　that　came　to　him；　and　obliged　them　by　giving　them
royal　gifts。　And　when　he　saw　that　the　portico　of　the　city　was
fallen　down；　which　as　it　was　overthrown　in　the　Mithridatic　war；
and　was　very　large　and　fine　building；　so　was　it　not　so　easy　to
rebuild　that　as　it　was　the　rest；　yet　did　he　furnish　a　sum　not
only　large　enough　for　that　purpose；　but　what　was　more　than
sufficient　to　finish　the　building；　and　ordered　them　not　to
overlook　that　portico；　but　to　rebuild　it　quickly；　that　so　the
city　might　recover　its　proper　ornaments。　And　when　the　high　winds

were　laid；　he　sailed　to　Mytilene；　and　thence　to　Byzantium；　and
when　he　heard　that　Agrippa　was　sailed　beyond　the　Cyanean　rocks；
he　made　all　the　haste　possible　to　overtake　him；　and　came　up　with
him　about　Sinope；　in　Pontus。　He　was　seen　sailing　by　the　ship…men
most　unexpectedly；　but　appeared　to　their　great　joy；　and　many
friendly　salutations　there　were　between　them；　insomuch　that
Agrippa　thought　he　had　received　the　greatest　marks　of　the　king's
kindness　and　humanity　towards　him　possible；　since　the　king　had
come　so　long　a　voyage；　and　at　a　very　proper　season；　for　his
assistance；　and　had　left　the　government　of　his　own　dominions；　and
thought　it　more　worth　his　while　to　come　to　him。　Accordingly；
Herod　was　all　in　all　to　Agrippa；　in　the　management　of　the　war；
and　a　great　assistant　in　civil　affairs；　and　in　giving　him　counsel
as　to　particular　matters。　He　was　also　a　pleasant　companion　for
him　when　he　relaxed　himself；　and　a　joint　partaker　with　him　in　all
things；　ill　troubles　because　of　his　kindness；　and　in　prosperity
because　of　the　respect　Agrippa　had　for　him。　Now　as　soon　as　those
affairs　of　Pontus　were　finished；　for　whose　sake　Agrippa　was　sent
thither；　they　did　not　think　fit　to　return　by　sea；　but　passed
through　Paphlagonia　and　Cappadocia；　they　then　traveled　thence
over　great　Phrygia；　and　came　to　Ephesus；　and　then　they　sailed
from　Ephesus　to　Samos。　And　indeed　the　king　bestowed　a　great　many
benefits　on　every　city　that　he　came　to；　according　as　they　stood
in　need　of　them；　for　as　for　those　that　wanted　either　money　or
kind　treatment；　he　was　not　wanting　to　them；　but　he　supplied　the
former　himself　out　of　his　own　expenses：　he　also　became　an
intercessor　with　Agrippa　for　all　such　as　sought　after　his　favor；
and　he　brought　things　so　about；　that　the　petitioners　failed　in
none　of　their　suits　to　him；　Agrippa　being　himself　of　a　good
disposition；　and　of　great　generosity；　and　ready　to　grant　all　such
requests　as　might　be　advantageous　to　the　petitioners；　provided
they　were　not　to　the　detriment　of　others。　The　inclination　of　the
king　was　of　great　weight　also；　and　still　excited　Agrippa；　who　was
himself　ready　to　do　good；　for　he　made　a　reconciliation　between
the　people　of　Ilium；　at　whom　he　was　angry；　and　paid　what　money
the　people　of　Chius　owed　Caesar's　procurators；　and　discharged
them　of　their　tributes；　and　helped　all　others；　according　as　their
several　necessities　required。

3。　But　now；　when　Agrippa　and　Herod　were　in　Ionia；　a　great
multitude　of　Jews；　who　dwelt　in　their　cities；　came　to　them；　and
laying　hold　of　the　opportunity　and　the　liberty　now　given　them；
laid　before　them　the　injuries　which　they　suffered；　while　they
were　not　permitted　to　use　their　own　laws；　but　were　compelled　to
prosecute　their　law…suits；　by　the　ill　usage　of　the　judges；　upon
their　holy　days；　and　were　deprived　of　the　money　they　used　to　lay
up　at　Jerusalem；　and　were　forced　into　the　army；　and　upon　such
other　offices　as　obliged　them　to　spend　their　sacred　money；　from
which　burdens　they　always　used　to　be　freed　by　the　Romans；　who　had
still　permitted　them　to　live　according　to　their　own　laws。　When
this　clamor　was　made；　the　king　desired　of　Agrippa　that　he　would
hear　their　cause；　and　assigned　Nicolaus；　one　of　his　friends；　to
plead　for　those　their　privileges。　Accordingly；　when　Agrippa　had
called　the　principal　of　the　Romans；　and　such　of　the　kings　and
rulers　as　were　there；　to　be　his　assessors；　Nicolaus　stood　up；　and
pleaded　for　the　Jews；　as　follows：　〃It　is　of　necessity　incumbent
on　such　as　are　in　distress　to　have　recourse　to　those　that　have　it
in　their　power　to　free　them　from　those　injuries　they　lie　under；
and　for　those　that　now　are　complainants；　they　approach　you　with
great　assurance；　for　as　they　have　formerly　often　obtained　your
favor；　so　far　as　they　have　even　wished　to　have　it；　they　now　only
entreat　that　you；　who　have　been　the　donors；　will　take　care　that
those　favors　you　have　already　granted　them　may　not　be　taken　away
from　them。　We　have　received　these　favors　from　you；　who　alone　have
power　to　grant　them；　but　have　them　taken　from　us　by　such　as　are
no　greater　than　ourselves；　and　by　such　as　we　know　are　as　much
subjects　as　we　are；　and　certainly；　if　we　have　been　vouchsafed
great　favors；　it　is　to　our　commendation　who　have　obtained　them；
as　having　been　found　deserving　of　such　great　favors；　and　if　those
favors　be　but　small　ones；　it　would　be　barbarous　for　the　donors
not　to　confirm　them　to　us。　And　for　those　that　are　the　hinderance
of　the　Jews；　and　u