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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.
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