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When Antipater had spoken largely to this purpose, and had produced
a great number of Archelaus's kindred as witnesses, to prove every part
of the accusation, he ended his discourse. Then stood up Nicolaus to plead
for Archelaus. He alleged that the slaughter in the temple could not be
avoided; that those that were slain were become enemies not to Archelaus's
kingdom, only, but to Caesar, who was to determine about him. He also demonstrated
that Archelaus's accusers had advised him to perpetrate other things of
which he might have been accused. But he insisted that the latter testament
should, for this reason, above all others, be esteemed valid, because Herod
had therein appointed Caesar to be the person who should confirm the succession;
for he who showed such prudence as to recede from his own power, and yield
it up to the lord of the world, cannot be supposed mistaken in his judgment
about him that was to be his heir; and he that so well knew whom to choose
for arbitrator of the succession could not be unacquainted with him whom
he chose for his successor.
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