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But when Archelaus, king of Cappadocia, heard of the state that Herod
was in, and being in great distress about his daughter, and the young man
[her husband], and grieving with Herod, as with a man that was his friend,
on account of so great a disturbance as he was under, he came [to Jerusalem]
on purpose to compose their differences; and when he found Herod in such
a temper, he thought it wholly unseasonable to reprove him, or to pretend
that he had done any thing rashly, for that he should thereby naturally
bring him to dispute the point with him, and by still more and more apologizing
for himself to be the more irritated: he went, therefore, another way to
work, in order to correct the former misfortunes, and appeared angry at
the young man, and said that Herod had been so very mild a man, that he
had not acted a rash part at all. He also said he would dissolve his daughter's
marriage with Alexander, nor could in justice spare his own daughter, if
she were conscious of any thing, and did not inform Herod of it. When Archelaus
appeared to be of this temper, and otherwise than Herod expected or imagined,
and, for the main, took Herod's part, and was angry on his account, the
king abated of his harshness, and took occasion from his appearing to have
acted justly hitherto, to come by degrees to put on the affection of a
father, and was on both sides to be pitied; for when some persons refuted
the calumnies that were laid on the young man, he was thrown into a passion;
but when Archclaus joined in the accusation, he was dissolved into tears
and sorrow after an affectionate manner. Accordingly, he desired that he
would not dissolve his son's marriage, and became not so angry as before
for his offenses. So when Archclaus had brought him to a more moderate
temper, he transferred the calumnies upon his friends; and said it must
be owing to them that so young a man, and one unacquainted with malice,
was corrupted; and he supposed that there was more reason to suspect the
brother than the soft. Upon which Herod was very much displeased at Pheroras,
who indeed now had no one that could make a reconciliation between him
and his brother. So when he saw that Archclaus had the greatest power with
Herod, he betook himself to him in the habit of a mourner, and like one
that had all the signs upon him of an undone man. Upon this Archclaus did
not overlook the intercession he made to him, nor yet did he undertake
to change the king's disposition towards him immediately; and he said that
it was better for him to come himself to the king, and confess himself
the occasion of all; that this would make the king's anger not to be extravagant
towards him, and that then he would be present to assist him. When he had
persuaded him to this, he gained his point with both of them; and the calumnies
raised against the young man were, beyond all expectation, wiped off. And
Archclaus, as soon as he had made the reconciliation, went then away to
Cappadocia, having proved at this juncture of time the most acceptable
person to Herod in the world; on which account he gave him the richest
presents, as tokens of his respects to him; and being on other occasions
magnanimous, he esteemed him one of his dearest friends. He also made an
agreement with him that he would go to Rome, because he had written to
Caesar about these affairs; so they went together as far as Antioch, and
there Herod made a reconciliation between Archclaus and Titus, the president
of Syria, who had been greatly at variance, and so returned back to Judea.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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