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And thus died Mariamne, a woman of an excellent character, both for
chastity and greatness of soul; but she wanted moderation, and had too
much of contention in her nature; yet had she all that can be said in the
beauty of her body, and her majestic appearance in conversation; and thence
arose the greatest part of the occasions why she did not prove so agreeable
to the king, nor live so pleasantly with him, as she might otherwise have
done; for while she was most indulgently used by the king, out of his fondness
for her, and did not expect that he could do any hard thing to her, she
took too unbounded a liberty. Moreover, that which most afflicted her was,
what he had done to her relations, and she ventured to speak of all they
had suffered by him, and at last greatly provoked both the king's mother
and sister, till they became enemies to her; and even he himself also did
the same, on whom alone she depended for her expectations of escaping the
last of punishments.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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