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Now Aristobulus, by degrees, and unwillingly, gave credit to these
accusations; and accordingly he took care not to discover his suspicion
openly, though he provided to be secure against any accidents; so he placed
the guards of his body in a certain dark subterranean passage; for he lay
sick in a place called formerly the Citadel, though afterwards its name
was changed to Antonia; and he gave orders that if Antigonus came unarmed,
they should let him alone; but if he came to him in his armor, they should
kill him. He also sent some to let him know beforehand that he should come
unarmed. But, upon this occasion, the queen very cunningly contrived the
matter with those that plotted his ruin, for she persuaded those that were
sent to conceal the king's message; but to tell Antigonus how his brother
had heard he had got a very the suit of armor made with fine martial ornaments,
in Galilee; and because his present sickness hindered him from coming and
seeing all that finery, he very much desired to see him now in his armor;
because, said he, in a little time thou art going away from me.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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