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When this epistle was discovered, and what the epistle forged against
Salome contained, a suspicion came into the king's mind, that perhaps the
letters against Alexander were also forged: he was moreover greatly disturbed,
and in a passion, because he had almost slain his sister on Antipater's
account. He did no longer delay therefore to bring him to punishment for
all his crimes; yet when he was eagerly pursuing Antipater, he was restrained
by a severe distemper he fell into. However, he sent all account to Caesar
about Acme, and the contrivances against Salome; he sent also for his testament,
and altered it, and therein made Antipas king, as taking no care of Archclaus
and Philip, because Antipater had blasted their reputations with him; but
he bequeathed to Caesar, besides other presents that he gave him, a thousand
talents; as also to his wife, and children, and friends, and freed-men
about five hundred: he also bequeathed to all others a great quantity of
land, and of money, and showed his respects to Salome his sister, by giving
her most splendid gifts. And this was what was contained in his testament,
as it was now altered.
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1 THE GOLDEN EAGLE IS CUT TO PIECES. HEROD'S BARBARITY WHEN HE WAS READY TO DIE. HE ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIMSELF. HE COMMANDS ANTIPATER TO BE SLAIN. HE SURVIVES HIM FIVE DAYS AND THEN DIES.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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