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Now it happened that at this time Agrippa sojourned at Rome, and
that both the senate called him to consult with them, and at the same time
Claudius sent for him out of the camp, that he might be serviceable to
him, as he should have occasion for his service. So he, perceiving that
Claudius was in effect made Caesar already, went to him, who sent him as
an ambassador to the senate, to let them know what his intentions were:
that, in the first place, it was without his seeking that he was hurried
away by the soldiers; moreover, that he thought it was not just to desert
those soldiers in such their zeal for him, and that if he should do so,
his own fortune would be in uncertainty; for that it was a dangerous case
to have been once called to the empire. He added further, that he would
administer the government as a good prince, and not like a tyrant; for
that he would be satisfied with the honor of being called emperor, but
would, in every one of his actions, permit them all to give him their advice;
for that although he had not been by nature for moderation, yet would the
death of Caius afford him a sufficient demonstration how soberly he ought
to act in that station.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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