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UPON Varus's reception of the letters that were written by Sabinus
and the captains, he could not avoid being afraid for the whole legion
[he had left there]. So he made haste to their relief, and took with him
the other two legions, with the four troops of horsemen to them belonging,
and marched to Ptolenlais; having given orders for the auxiliaries that
were sent by the kings and governors of cities to meet him there. Moreover,
he received from the people of Berytus, as he passed through their city,
fifteen hundred armed men. Now as soon as the other body of auxiliaries
were come to Ptolemais, as well as Aretas the Arabian, (who, out of the
hatred he bore to Herod, brought a great army of horse and foot,) Varus
sent a part of his army presently to Galilee, which lay near to Ptolemais,
and Caius, one of his friends, for their captain. This Caius put those
that met him to flight, and took the city Sepphoris, and burnt it, and
made slaves of its inhabitants; but as for Varus himself, he marched to
Samaria with his whole army, where he did not meddle with the city itself,
because he found that it had made no commotion during these troubles, but
pitched his camp about a certain village which was called Aras. It belonged
to Ptolemy, and on that account was plundered by the Arabians, who were
very angry even at Herod's friends also. He thence marched on to the village
Sampho, another fortified place, which they plundered, as they had done
the other. As they carried off all the money they lighted upon belonging
to the public revenues, all was now full of fire and blood-shed, and nothing
could resist the plunders of the Arabians. Emnaus was also burnt, upon
the flight of its inhabitants, and this at the command of Varus, out of
his rage at the slaughter of those that were about Arias.
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