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As for the Parthians in Jerusalem, they betook themselves to plundering,
and fell upon the houses of those that were fled, and upon the king's palace,
and spared nothing but Hyrcanus's money, which was not above three hundred
talents. They lighted on other men's money also, but not so much as they
hoped for; for Herod having a long while had a suspicion of the perfidiousness
of the barbarians, had taken care to have what was most splendid among
his treasures conveyed into Idumea, as every one belonging to him had in
like manner done also. But the Parthians proceeded to that degree of injustice,
as to fill all the country with war without denouncing it, and to demolish
the city Marissa, and not only to set up Antigonus for king, but to deliver
Phasaelus and Hyrcanus bound into his. hands, in order to their being tormented
by him. Antigonus himself also bit off Hyrcanus's ears with his own teeth,
as he fell down upon his knees to him, that so he might never be able upon
any mutation of affairs to take the high priesthood again, for the high
priests that officiated were to be complete, and without blemish.
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