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BUT before these things could be brought to a settlement, Malthace,
Archelaus's mother, fell into a distemper, and died of it; and letters
came from Varus, the president of Syria, which informed Caesar of the revolt
of the Jews; for after Archlaus was sailed, the whole nation was in a tumult.
So Varus, since he was there himself, brought the authors of the disturbance
to punishment; and when he had restrained them for the most part from this
sedition, which was a great one, he took his journey to Antiocli, leaving
one legion of his army at Jerusalem to keep the Jews quiet, who were now
very fond of innovation. Yet did not this at all avail to put an end to
that their sedition; for after Varus was gone away, Sabinus, Caesar's procurator,
staid behind, and greatly distressed the Jews, relying on the forces that
were left there that they would by their multitude protect him; for he
made use of them, and armed them as his guards, thereby so oppressing the
Jews, and giving them so great disturbance, that at length they rebelled;
for he used force in seizing the citadels, and zealously pressed on the
search after the king's money, in order to seize upon it by force, on account
of his love of gain and his extraordinary covetousness.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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