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When he had said this, he set Artabanus upon his horse, and followed
him on foot, in honor of a king whom he owned as greater than himself;
which, when Artabanus saw, he was very uneasy at it, and sware by his present
fortune and honor that he would get down from his horse, unless Izates
would get upon his horse again, and go before him. So he complied with
his desire, and leaped upon his horse; and when he had brought him to his
royal palace, he showed him all sorts of respect when they sat together,
and he gave him the upper place at festivals also, as regarding not his
present fortune, but his former dignity, and that upon this consideration
also, that the changes of fortune are common to all men. He also wrote
to the Parthians, to persuade them to receive Artabanus again; and gave
them his right hand and his faith, that he should forget what was past
and done, and that he would undertake for this as a mediator between them.
Now the Parthians did not themselves refuse to receive him again, but pleaded
that it was not now in their power so to do, because they had committed
the government to another person, who had accepted of it, and whose name
was Cinnamus; and that they were afraid lest a civil war should arise on
this account. When Cinnamus understood their intentions, he wrote to Artabanus
himself, for he had been brought up by him, and was of a nature good and
gentle also, and desired him to put confidence in him, and to come and
take his own dominions again. Accordingly, Artabanus trusted him, and returned
home; when Cinnamus met him, worshipped him, and saluted him as a king,
and took the diadem off his own head, and put it on the head of Artabanus.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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