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BY this time Herod had sailed out of Italy to Ptolemais, and had
gotten together no small army, both of strangers and of his own countrymen,
and marched through Galilee against Antignus. Silo also, and Ventidius,
came and assisted him, being persuaded by Dellius, who was sent by Antony
to assist in bringing back Herod. Now for Ventidius, he was employed in
composing the disturbances that had been made in the cities by the means
of the Parthians; and for Silo, he was in Judea indeed, but corrupted by
Antigonus. However, as Herod went along his army increased every day, and
all Galilee, with some small exception, joined him; but as he was to those
that were in Masada, (for he was obliged to endeavor to save those that
were in that fortress now they were besieged, because they were his relations,)
Joppa was a hinderance to him, for it was necessary for him to take that
place first, it being a city at variance with him, that no strong hold
might be left in his enemies' hands behind him when he should go to Jerusalem.
And when Silo made this a pretense for rising up from Jerusalem, and was
thereupon pursued by the Jews, Herod fell upon them with a small body of
men, and both put the Jews to flight and saved Silo, when he was very poorly
able to defend himself; but when Herod had taken Joppa, he made haste to
set free those of his family that were in Masada. Now of the people of
the country, some joined him because of the friendship they had had with
his father, and some because of the splendid appearance he made, and others
by way of requital for the benefits they had received from both of them;
but the greatest number came to him in hopes of getting somewhat from him
afterward, if he were once firmly settled in the kingdom.
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