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When Herod's sister and mother perceived that he was in this temper
with regard to Mariamne they thought they had now got an excellent opportunity
to exercise their hatred against her and provoked Herod to wrath by telling
him, such long stories and calumnies about her, as might at once excite
his hatred and his jealousy. Now, though he willingly enough heard their
words, yet had not he courage enough to do any thing to her as if he believed
them; but still he became worse and worse disposed to her, and these ill
passions were more and more inflamed on both sides, while she did not hide
her disposition towards him, and he turned his love to her into wrath against
her. But when he was just going to put this matter past all remedy, he
heard the news that Caesar was the victor in the war, and that Antony and
Cleopatra were both dead, and that he had conquered Egypt; whereupon he
made haste to go to meet Caesar, and left the affairs of his family in
their present state. However, Mariamne recommended Sohemus to him, as he
was setting out on his journey, and professed that she owed him thanks
for the care he had taken of her, and asked of the king for him a place
in the government; upon which an honorable employment was bestowed upon
him accordingly. Now when Herod was come into Egypt, he was introduced
to Caesar with great freedom, as already a friend of his, and received
very great favors from him; for he made him a present of those four hundred
Galatians who had been Cleopatra's guards, and restored that country to
him again, which, by her means, had been taken away from him. He also added
to his kingdom Gadara, Hippos, and Samaria; and, besides those, the maritime
cities, Gaza, and Anthedon, and Joppa, and Strato's Tower.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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