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But for his own part, he made haste to Antony (who was then at the
siege of Samosata, a place upon Euphrates) with his troops, both horsemen
and footmen, to be auxiliaries to him. And when he came to Antioch, and
met there a great number of men gotten together that were very desirous
to go to Antony, but durst not venture to go, out of fear, because the
barbarians fell upon men on the road, and slew many, so he encouraged them,
and became their conductor upon the road. Now when they were within two
days' march of Samosata, the barbarians had laid an ambush there to disturb
those that came to Antony, and where the woods made the passes narrow,
as they led to the plains, there they laid not a few of their horsemen,
who were to lie still until those passengers were gone by into the wide
place. Now as soon as the first ranks were gone by, (for Herod brought
on the rear,) those that lay in ambush, who were about five hundred, fell
upon them on the sudden, and when they had put the foremost to flight,
the king came riding hard, with the forces that were about him, and immediately
drove back the enemy; by which means he made the minds of his own men courageous,
and imboldened them to go on, insomuch that those who ran away before now
returned back, and the barbarians were slain on all sides. The king also
went on killing them, and recovered all the baggage, among which were a
great number of beasts for burden, and of slaves, and proceeded on in his
march; and whereas there were a great number of those in the woods that
attacked them, and were near the passage that led into the plain, he made
a sally upon these also with a strong body of men, and put them to flight,
and slew many of them, and thereby rendered the way safe for those that
came after; and these called Herod their savior and protector.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), SAMOSATA
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