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Now, in the second year, Pacorus, the king of Parthia's son, and
Barzapharnes, a commander of the Parthians, possessed themselves of Syria.
Ptolemy, the son of Menneus, also was now dead, and Lysanias his son took
his government, and made a league of friendship with Antigonus, the son
of Aristobulus; and in order to obtain it, made use of that commander,
who had great interest in him. Now Antigonus had promised to give the Parthians
a thousand talents, and five hundred women, upon condition they would take
the government away from Hyrcanus, and bestow it upon him, and withal kill
Herod. And although he did not give them what he had promised, yet did
the Parthians make an expedition into Judea on that account, and carried
Antigonus with them. Pacorus went along the maritime parts, but the commander
Barzapharnes through the midland. Now the Tyrians excluded Pacorus, but
the Sidontans and those of Ptolemais received him. However, Pacorus sent
a troop of horsemen into Judea, to take a view of the state of the country,
and to assist Antigonus; and sent also the king's butler, of the same name
with himself. So when the Jews that dwelt about Mount Carmel came to Antigonus,
and were ready to march with him into Judea, Antigonus hoped to get some
part of the country by their assistance. The place is called Drymi; and
when some others came and met them, the men privately fell upon Jerusalem;
and when some more were come to them, they got together in great numbers,
and came against the king's palace, and besieged it. But as Phasaelus's
and Herod's party came to the other's assistance, and a battle happened
between them in the market-place, the young men beat their enemies, and
pursued them into the temple, and sent some armed men into the adjoining
houses to keep them in, who yet being destitute of such as should support
them, were burnt, and the houses with them, by the people who rose up against
them. But Herod was revenged on these seditious adversaries of his a little
afterward for this injury they had offered him, when he fought with them,
and slew a great number of them.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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