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which　he　had　before　taken　in　this　matter。　Whereupon　he　ordered
the　army　to　march　along
the　great　plain；　while　he　himself；　with　Herod　the　tetrarch　and
his　friends；　went　up　to　Jerusalem　to　offer　sacrifice　to　God；　an
ancient　festival　of　the　Jews　being　then　just　approaching；　and
when　he　had　been　there；　and　been　honorably　entertained　by　the
multitude　of　the　Jews；　he　made　a　stay　there　for　three　days；
within　which　time　he　deprived　Jonathan　of　the　high　priesthood；
and　gave　it　to　his　brother　Theophilus。　But　when　on　the　fourth　day
letters　came　to　him；　which　informed　him　of　the　death　of　Tiberius；
he　obliged　the　multitude　to　take　an　oath　of　fidelity　to　Caius；　he
also　recalled　his　army；　and　made　them　every　one　go　home；　and　take
their　winter　quarters　there；　since；　upon　the　devolution　of　the
empire　upon　Caius；　he　had　not　the　like　authority　of　making　this
war　which　he　had　before。　It　was　also　reported；　that　when　Aretas
heard　of　the　coming　of　Vitellius　to　fight　him；　he　said；　upon　his
consulting　the　diviners；　that　it　was　impossible　that　this　army　of
Vitellius's　could　enter　Petra；　for　that　one　of　the　rulers　would
die；　either　he　that　gave　orders　for　the　war；　or　he　that　was
marching　at　the　other's　desire；　in　order　to　be　subservient　to　his
will；　or　else　he　against　whom　this　army　is　prepared。　So　Vitellius
truly　retired　to　Antioch；　but　Agrippa；　the　son　of　Aristobulus；
went　up　to　Rome；　a　year　before　the　death　of　Tiberius；　in　order　to
treat　of　some　affairs　with　the　emperor；　if　he　might　be　permitted
so　to　do。　I　have　now　a　mind　to　describe　Herod　and　his　family；　how
it　fared　with　them；　partly　because　it　is　suitable　to　this　history
to　speak　of　that　matter；　and　partly　because　this　thing　is　a
demonstration　of　the　interposition　of　Providence；　how　a　multitude
of　children　is　of　no　advantage；　no　more　than　any　other　strength
that　mankind　set　their　hearts　upon；　besides　those　acts　of　piety
which　are　done　towards　God；　for　it　happened；　that；　within　the
revolution　of　a　hundred　years；　the　posterity　of　Herod；　which　were
a　great　many　in　number；　were；　excepting　a　few；　utterly　destroyed。
（16）　One　may　well　apply　this　for　the　instruction　of　mankind；　and
learn　thence　how　unhappy　they　were：　it　will　also　show　us　the
history　of　Agrippa；　who；　as　he　was　a　person　most　worthy　of
admiration；　so　was　he　from　a　private　man；　beyond　all　the
expectation　of　those　that　knew　him；　advanced　to　great　power　and
authority。　I　have　said　something　of　them　formerly；　but　I　shall
now　also　speak　accurately　about　them。

4。　Herod　the　Great　had　two　daughters　by　Mariamne；　the　＇grand＇
daughter　of　Hyrcanus；　the　one　was　Salampsio；　who　was　married　to
Phasaelus；　her　first　cousin；　who　was　himself　the　son　of
Phasaelus；　Herod's　brother；　her　father　making　the　match；　the
other　was　Cypros；　who　was　herself　married　also　to　her　first
cousin　Antipater；　the　son　of　Salome；　Herod's　sister。　Phasaelus
had　five　children　by　Salampsio；　Antipater；　Herod；　and　Alexander；
and　two　daughters；　Alexandra　and　Cypros；　which　last　Agrippa；　the
son　of　Aristobulus；　married；　and　Timius　of　Cyprus　married
Alexandra；　he　was　a　man　of　note；　but　had　by　her　no　children。
Agrippa　had　by　Cypros　two　sons　and　three　daughters；　which
daughters　were　named　Bernice；　Mariarune；　and　Drusius；　but　the
names　of　the　sons　were　Agrippa　and　Drusus；　of　which　Drusus　died
before　he　came　to　the　years　of　puberty；　but　their　father；
Agrippa；　was　brought　up　with　his　other　brethren；　Herod　and
Aristobulus；　for　these　were　also　the　sons　of　the　son　of　Herod　the
Great　by　Bernice；　but　Bernice　was　the　daughter　of　Costobarus　and
of　Salome；　who　was　Herod's　sister。　Aristobulus　left　these　infants
when　he　was　slain　by　his　father；　together　with　his　brother
Alexander；　as　we　have　already　related。　But　when　they　were　arrived
at　years　of　puberty；　this　Herod；　the　brother　of　Agrippa；　married
Mariamne；　the　daughter　of　Olympias；　who　was　the　daughter　of　Herod
the　king；　and　of　Joseph；　the　son　of　Joseph；　who　was　brother　to
Herod　the　king；　and　had　by　her　a　son；　Aristobulus；　but
Aristobulus；　the　third　brother　of　Agrippa；　married　Jotape；　the
daughter　of　Sampsigeramus；　king　of　Emesa；　they　had　a　daughter　who
was　deaf；　whose　name　also　was　Jotape；　and　these　hitherto　were　the
children　of　the　male　line。　But　Herodias；　their　sister；　was
married　to　Herod　＇Philip＇；　the　son　of　Herod　the　Great；　who　was
born　of　Mariamne；　the　daughter　of　Simon　the　high　priest；　who　had
a　daughter；　Salome；　after　whose　birth　Herodias　took　upon　her　to
confound　the　laws　of　our　country；　and　divorced　herself　from　her
husband　while　he　was　alive；　and　was　married　to　Herod　＇Antipas＇；
her　husband's　brother　by　the　father's　side；　he　was　tetrarch　of
Galilee；　but　her　daughter　Salome　was　married　to　Philip；　the　son
of　Herod；　and　tetrarch　of　Trachonitis；　and　as　he　died　childless；
Aristobulus；　the　son　of　Herod；　the　brother　of　Agrippa；　married
her；　they　had　three　sons；　Herod；　Agrippa；　and　Aristobulus；　and
this　was　the　posterity　of　Phasaelus　and　Salampsio。　But　the
daughter　of　Antipater　by　Cypros　was　Cypros；　whom　Alexas　Selcias；
the　son　of　Alexas；　married；　they　had　a　daughter；　Cypros；　but
Herod　and　Alexander；　who；　as　we　told　you；　were　the　brothers　of
Antipater；　died　childless。　As　to　Alexander；　the　son　of　Herod　the
king；　who　was　slain　by　his　father；　he　had　two　sons；　Alexander　and
Tigranes；　by　the　daughter　of　Archelaus；　king　of　Cappadocia。
Tigranes；　who　was　king　of　Armenia；　was　accused　at　Rome；　and　died
childless；　Alexander　had　ason　of　the　same　name　with　his　brother
Tigranes；　and　was　sent　to　take　possession　of　the　kingdom　of
Armenia　by　Nero；　he　had　a　son；　Alexander；　who　married　Jotape；
（17）　the　daughter　of　Antiochus；　the　king　of　Commagena；　Vespasian
made　him　king　of　an　island　in　Cilicia。　But　these　descendants　of
Alexander；　soon　after　their　birth；　deserted　the　Jewish　religion；
and　went　over　to　that　of　the　Greeks。　But　for　the　rest　of　the
daughters　of　Herod　the　king；　it　happened　that　they　died
childless。　And　as　these　descendants　of　Herod；　whom　we　have
enumerated；　were　in　being　at　the　same　time　that　Agrippa　the　Great
took　the　kingdom；　and　I　have　now　given　an　account　of　them；　it　now
remains　that　I　relate　the　several　hard　fortunes　which　befell
Agrippa；　and　how　he　got　clear　of　them；　and　was　advanced　to　the
greatest　height　of　dignity　and　power。

CHAPTER　6。

Of　The　Navigation　Of　King　Agrippa　To　Rome；　To　Tiberius　Caesar；
And　Now　Upon　His　Being　Accused　By　His　Own　Freed…Man；　He　Was
Bound；　How　Also　He；　Was　Set　At　Liberty　By　Caius；　After　Tiberius's
Death　And　Was　Made　King　Of　The　Tetrarchy　Of　Philip。

1。　A　Little　before　the　death　of　Herod　the　king；　Agrippa　lived　at
Rome；　and　was　generally　brought　up　and　conversed　with　Drusus；　the
emperor　Tiberius's　son；　and　contracted　a　friendship　with　Antonia；
the　wife　of　Drusus　the　Great；　who　had　his　mother　Bernice　in　great
esteem；　and　was　very　desirous　of　advancing　her　son。　Now　as
Agrippa　was　by　nature　magnanimous　and　generous　in　the　presents　he
made；　while　his　mother　was　alive；　this　inclination　of　his　mind
did　not　appear；　that　he　might　be　able　to　avoid　her　anger　for　such
his　extravagance；　but　when　Bernice　was　dead；　and　he　was　left　to
his　own　conduct；　he　spent　a　great　deal　extravagantly　in　his　daily
way　of　living；　and　a　great　deal　in　the　immoderate　presents　he
made；　and　those　chiefly　among　Caesar's　freed…men；　in　order　to
gain　their　assistance；　insomuch　that　he　was；　in　a　little　time；
reduced　to　poverty；　and　could　not　live　at　Rome　any　longer。
Tiberius　also　forbade　the　friends　of　his　deceased　son　to　come
into　his　sight；　because　on　seeing　them　he　should　be　put　in　mind
of　his　son；　and　his　grief　would　thereby　be　revived。

2。　For　these　reasons　he　went　away　from　Rome；　and　sailed　to　Judea；
but　in　evil　circumstances；　being　dejected　with　the　loss　of　that
money　which　he　once　had；　and　because　he　had　not　wherewithal　to
pay　his　creditors；　who　were　many　in　number；　and　such　as　gave　him
no　room　for　escaping　them。　Whereupon　he　knew　not　what　to　do；　so；
for　shame　of　his　present　condition；　he　retired　to　a　certain
tower；　at　Malatha；　in　Idumea；　and　had　thoughts　of　killing
himself；　but　his　wife　Cypros　perceived　his　intentions；　and　tried
all　sorts　of　methods　to　divert　him　from　his　taking　such　a　course；
so　she　sent　a　letter　to　his　sister　Hero