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So there was an acclamation made to Archelaus, to congratulate him
upon his advancement; and the soldiers, with the multitude, went round
about in troops, and promised him their good-will, and besides, prayed
God to bless his government. After this, they betook themselves to prepare
for the king's funeral; and Archelaus omitted nothing of magnificence therein,
but brought out all the royal ornaments to augment the pomp of the deceased.
There was a bier all of gold, embroidered with precious stones, and a purple
bed of various contexture, with the dead body upon it, covered with purple;
and a diadem was put upon his head, and a crown of gold above it, and a
secptre in his right hand; and near to the bier were Herod's sons, and
a multitude of his kindred; next to which came his guards, and the regiment
of Thracians, the Germans. also and Gauls, all accounted as if they were
going to war; but the rest of the army went foremost, armed, and following
their captains and officers in a regular manner; after whom five hundred
of his domestic servants and freed-men followed, with sweet spices in their
hands: and the body was carried two hundred furlongs, to Herodium, where
he had given order to be buried. And this shall suffice for the conclusion
of the life of Herod.
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