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deemed　their　enemies　overweigh　all　such　considerations；　and
although　Archelaus　sent　many　to　speak　to　them；　yet　they　treated
them　not　as　messengers　sent　by　him；　but　as　persons　that　came　of
their　own　accord　to　mitigate　their　anger；　and　would　not　let　one
of　them　speak。　The　sedition　also　was　made　by　such　as　were　in　a
great　passion；　and　it　was　evident　that　they　were　proceeding
further　in　seditious　practices；　by　the　multitude　running　so　fast
upon　them。

3。　Now；　upon　the　approach　of　that　feast　of　unleavened　bread；
which　the　law　of　their　fathers　had　appointed　for　the　Jews　at　this
time；　which　feast　is　called　the　Passover　（13）　and　is　a　memorial
of　their　deliverance　out　of　Egypt；　when　they　offer　sacrifices
with　great　alacrity；　and　when　they　are　required　to　slay　more
sacrifices　in　number　than　at　any　other　festival；　and　when　an
innumerable　multitude　came　thither　out　of　the　country；　nay；　from
beyond　its　limits　also；　in　order　to　worship　God；　the　seditious
lamented　Judas　and　Matthias；　those　teachers　of　the　laws；　and　kept
together　in　the　temple；　and　had　plenty　of　food；　because　these
seditious　persons　were　not　ashamed　to　beg　it。　And　as　Archelaus
was　afraid　lest　some　terrible　thing　should　spring　up　by　means　of
these　men's　madness；　he　sent　a　regiment　of　armed　men；　and　with
them　a　captain　of　a　thousand；　to　suppress　the　violent　efforts　of
the　seditious　before　the　whole　multitude　should　be　infected　with
the　like　madness；　and　gave　them　this　charge；　that　if　they　found
any　much　more　openly　seditious　than　others；　and　more　busy　in
tumultuous　practices；　they　should　bring　them　to　him。　But　those
that　were　seditious　on　account　of　those　teachers　of　the　law；
irritated　the　people　by　the　noise　and　clamors　they　used　to
encourage　the　people　in　their　designs；　so　they　made　an　assault
upon　the　soldiers；　and　came　up　to　them；　and　stoned　the　greatest
part　of　them；　although　some　of　them　ran　away　wounded；　and　their
captain　among　them；　and　when　they　had　thus　done；　they　returned　to
the　sacrifices　which　were　already　in　their　hands。　Now　Archelaus
thought　there　was　no　way　to　preserve　the　entire　government　but　by
cutting　off　those　who　made　this　attempt　upon　it；　so　he　sent　out
the　whole　army　upon　them；　and　sent　the　horsemen　to　prevent　those
that　had　their　tents　without　the　temple　from　assisting　those　that
were　within　the　temple；　and　to　kill　such　as　ran　away　from　the
footmen　when　they　thought　themselves　out　of　danger；　which
horsemen　slew　three　thousand　men；　while　the　rest　went　to　the
neighboring　mountains。　Then　did　Archelaus　order　proclamation　to
be　made　to　them　all；　that　they　should　retire　to　their　own　homes；
so　they　went　away；　and　left　the　festival；　out　of　fear　of　somewhat
worse　which　would　follow；　although　they　had　been　so　bold　by
reason　of　their　want　of　instruction。　So　Archelaus　went　down　to
the　sea　with　his　mother；　and　took　with　him　Nicolaus　and　Ptolemy；
and　many　others　of　his　friends；　and　left　Philip　his　brother　as
governor　of　all　things　belonging　both　to　his　own　family　and　to
the　public。　There　went　out　also　with　him　Salome；　Herod's　sister
who　took　with　her；　her　children；　and　many　of　her　kindred　were
with　her；　which　kindred　of　hers　went；　as　they　pretended；　to
assist　Archelaus　in　gaining　the　kingdom；　but　in　reality　to　oppose
him；　and　chiefly　to　make　loud　complaints　of　what　he　had　done　in
the　temple。　But　Sabinus；　Caesar's　steward　for　Syrian　affairs；　as
he　was　making　haste　into　Judea　to　preserve　Herod's　effects；　met
with　Archclaus　at　Caesarea；　but　Varus　（president　of　Syria）　came
at　that　time；　and　restrained　him　from　meddling　with　them；　for　he
was　there　as　sent　for　by　Archceaus；　by　the　means　of　Ptolemy。　And
Sabinus；　out　of　regard　to　Varus；　did　neither　seize　upon　any　of
the　castles　that　were　among　the　Jews；　nor　did　he　seal　up　the
treasures　in　them；　but　permitted　Archelaus　to　have　them；　until
Caesar　should　declare　his　resolution　about　them；　so　that；　upon
this　his　promise；　he　tarried　still　at　Cesarea。　But　after
Archelaus　was　sailed　for　Rome；　and　Varus　was　removed　to　Antioch；
Sabinus　went　to　Jerusalem；　and　seized　on　the　king's　palace。　He
also　sent　for　the　keepers　of　the　garrisons；　and　for　all　those
that　had　the　charge　of　Herod's　effects；　and　declared　publicly
that　he　should　require　them　to　give　an　account　of　what　they　had；
and　he　disposed　of　the　castles　in　the　manner　he　pleased；　but
those　who　kept　them　did　not　neglect　what　Archelaus　had　given　them
in　command；　but　continued　to　keep　all　things　in　the　manner　that
had　been　enjoined　them；　and　their　pretense　was；　that　they　kept
them　all　for　Caesar；

4。　At　the　same　time　also　did　Antipas；　another　of　Herod's　sons；
sail　to　Rome；　in　order　to　gain　the　government；　being　buoyed　up　by
Salome　with　promises　that　he　should　take　that　government；　and
that　he　was　a　much　honester　and　fitter　man　than　Archelaus　for
that　authority；　since　Herod　had；　in　his　former　testament；　deemed
him　the　worthiest　to　be　made　king；　which　ought　to　be　esteemed
more　valid　than　his　latter　testament。　Antipas　also　brought　with
him　his　mother；　and　Ptolemy　the　brother　of　Nicolaus；　one　that　had
been　Herod's　most　honored　friend；　and　was　now　zealous　for
Antipas；　but　it　was　Ireneus　the　orator；　and　one　who；　on　account
of　his　reputation　for　sagacity；　was　intrusted　with　the　affairs　of
the　kingdom；　who　most　of　all　encouraged　him　to　attempt　to　gain
the　kingdom；　by　whose　means　it　was；　that　when　some　advised　him　to
yield　to　Archelaus；　as　to　his　elder　brother；　and　who　had　been
declared　king　by　their　father's　last　will；　he　would　not　submit　so
to　do。　And　when　he　was　come　to　Rome；　all　his　relations　revolted
to　him；　not　out　of　their　good…will　to　him；　but　out　of　their
hatred　to　Archelaus；　though　indeed　they　were　most　of　all　desirous
of　gaining　their　liberty；　and　to　be　put　under　a　Roman　governor；
but　if　there　were　too　great　an　opposition　made　to　that；　they
thought　Antipas　preferable　to　Archelaus；　and　so　joined　with　him；
in　order　to　procure　the　kingdom　for　him。　Sabinus　also；　by
letters；　accused　Archelaus　to　Caesar。

5。　Now　when　Archelaus　had　sent　in　his　papers　to　Caesar；　wherein
he　pleaded　his　right　to。　the　kingdom；　and　his　father's　testament；
with　the　accounts　of　Herod's　money；　and　with　Ptolemy；　who　brought
Herod's　seal；　he　so　expected　the　event；　but　when　Caesar　had　read
these　papers；　and　Varus's　and　Sabinus's　letters；　with　the
accounts　of　the　money；　and　what　were　the　annual　incomes　of　the
kingdom；　and　understood　that　Antipas　had　also　sent　letters　to　lay
claim　to　the　kingdom；　he　summoned　his　friends　together；　to　know
their　opinions；　and　with　them　Caius；　the　son　of　Agrippa；　and　of
Julia　his　daughter；　whom　he　had　adopted；　and　took　him；　and　made
him　sit　first　of　all；　and　desired　such　as　pleased　to　speak　their
minds　about　the　affairs　now　before　them。　Now　Antipater；　Salome's
son；　a　very　subtle　orator；　and　a　bitter　enemy　to　Archelaus；　spake
first　to　this　purpose：　That　it　was　ridiculous　in　Archelaus　to
plead　now　to　have　the　kingdom　given　him；　since　he　had；　in
reality；　taken　already　the　power　over　it　to　himself；　before
Caesar　had　granted　it　to　him；　and　appealed　to　those　bold　actions
of　his；　in　destroying　so　many　at　the　Jewish　festival；　and　if　the
men　had　acted　unjustly；　it　was　but　fit　the　punishing　of　them
should　have　been　reserved　to　those　that　were　out　of　the　country；
but　had　the　power　to　punish　them；　and　not　been　executed　by　a　man
that；　if　he　pretended　to　be　a　king；　he　did　an　injury　to　Caesar；
by　usurping　that　authority　before　it　was　determined　for　him　by
Caesar；　but　if　he　owned　himself　to　be　a　private　person；　his　case
was　much　worse；　since　he　who　was　putting　in　for　the　kingdom　could
by　no　means　expect　to　have　that　power　granted　him；　of　which　he
had　already　deprived　Caesar　＇by　taking　it　to　himself＇。　He　also
touched　sharply　upon　him；　and　appealed　to　his　changing　the
commanders　in　the　army；　and　his　sitting　in　the　royal　throne
beforehand；　and　his　determination　of　law…suits；　all　done　as　if　he
were　no　other　than　a　king。　He　appealed　also　to　his　concessions　to
those　that　petitioned　him　on　a　public　account；　and　indeed　doing
such　things；　than　which　he　could　devise　no　greater　if　he　had　been
already　settled　in　the　kingdom　by　Caesar。　He　also　ascribed　to　him
the　releasing　of　the　prisoners　that