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he　had　taken　from　them；　should　be　restored　to　them；　and　that　it
may　be　lawful　for　them　to　export　their　goods　out　of　their　own
havens；　and　that　no　king　nor　people　may　have　leave　to　export　any
goods；　either　out　of　the　country　of　Judea；　or　out　of　their
havens；　without　paying　customs；　but　only　Ptolemy；　the　king　of
Alexandria；　because　he　is　our　confederate　and　friend；　and　that；
according　to　their　desire；　the　garrison　that　is　in　Joppa　may　be
ejected。　Now　Lucius　Pettius；　one　of　our　senators；　a　worthy　and
good　man；　gave　order　that　we　should　take　care　that　these　things
should　be　done　according　to　the　senate's　decree；　and　that　we
should　take　care　also　that　their　ambassadors　might　return　home　in
safety。　Accordingly；　we　admitted　Theodorus　into　our　senate　and
assembly；　and　took　the　epistle　out　his　hands；　as　well　as　the
decree　of　the　senate。　And　as　he　discoursed　with　great　zeal　about
the　Jews；　and　described　Hyrcanus's　virtue　and　generosity；　and　how
he　was　a　benefactor　to　all　men　in　common；　and　particularly　to
every　body　that　comes　to　him；　we　laid　up　the　epistle　in　our
public　records；　and　made　a　decree　ourselves；　that　since　we　also
are　in　confederacy　with　the　Romans；　we　would　do　every　thing　we
could　for　the　Jews；　according　to　the　senate's　decree。　Theodorus
also；　who　brought　the　epistle；　desired　of　our　praetors；　that　they
would　send　Hyrcanus　a　copy　of　that　decree；　as　also　ambassadors　to
signify　to　him　the　affection　of　our　people　to　him；　and　to　exhort
them　to　preserve　and　augment　their　friendship　for　us；　and　be
ready　to　bestow　other　benefits　upon　us；　as　justly　expecting　to
receive　proper　requitals　from　us；　and　desiring　them　to　remember
that　our　ancestors　（19）　were　friendly　to　the　Jews　even　in　the
days　of　Abraham；　who　was　the　father　of　all　the　Hebrews；　as　we
have　＇also＇　found　it　set　down　in　our　public　records。〃

23。　The　decree　of　those　of　Halicarnassus。　〃When　Memnon；　the　son
of　Orestidas　by　descent；　but　by　adoption　of　Euonymus；　was　priest；
on　the　*　*　*　day　of　the　month　Aristerion；　the　decree　of　the
people；　upon　the　representation　of　Marcus　Alexander；　was　this：
Since　we　have　ever　a　great　regard　to　piety　towards　God；　and　to
holiness；　and　since　we　aim　to　follow　the　people　of　the　Romans；
who　are　the　benefactors　of　all　men；　and　what　they　have　written　to
us　about　a　league　of　friendship　and　mutual　assistance　between　the
Jews　and　our　city；　and　that　their　sacred　offices　and　accustomed
festivals　and　assemblies　may　be　observed　by　them；　we　have
decreed；　that　as　many　men　and　women　of　the　Jews　as　are　willing　so
to　do；　may　celebrate　their　Sabbaths；　and　perform　their　holy
offices；　according　to　Jewish　laws；　and　may　make　their　proseuchae
at　the　sea…side；　according　to　the　customs　of　their　forefathers；
and　if　any　one；　whether　he　be　a　magistrate　or　private　person；
hindereth　them　from　so　doing；　he　shall　be　liable　to　a　fine；　to　be
applied　to　the　uses　of　the　city。〃

24。　The　decree　of　the　Sardians。　〃This　decree　was　made　by　the
senate　and　people；　upon　the　representation　of　the　praetors：
Whereas　those　Jews　who　are　fellow　citizens；　and　live　with　us　in
this　city；　have　ever　had　great　benefits　heaped　upon　them　by　the
people；　and　have　come　now　into　the　senate；　and　desired　of　the
people；　that　upon　the　restitution　of　their　law　and　their　liberty；
by　the　senate　and　people　of　Rome；　they　may　assemble　together；
according　to　their　ancient　legal　custom；　and　that　we　will　not
bring　any　suit　against　them　about　it；　and　that　a　place　may　be
given　them　where　they　may　have　their　congregations；　with　their
wives　and　children；　and　may　offer；　as　did　their　forefathers；
their　prayers　and　sacrifices　to　God。　Now　the　senate　and　people
have　decreed　to　permit　them　to　assemble　together　on　the　days
formerly　appointed；　and　to　act　according　to　their　own　laws；　and
that　such　a　place　be　set　apart　for　them　by　the　praetors；　for　the
building　and　inhabiting　the　same；　as　they　shall　esteem　fit　for
that　purpose；　and　that　those　that　take　care　of　the　provision　for
the　city；　shall　take　care　that　such　sorts　of　food　as　they　esteem
fit　for　their　eating　may　be　imported　into　the　city。〃

25。　The　decree　of　the　Ephesians。　〃When　Menophilus　was　prytanis；
on　the　first　day　of　the　month　Artemisius；　this　decree　was　made　by
the　people：　Nicanor；　the　son　of　Euphemus；　pronounced　it；　upon　the
representation　of　the　praetors。　Since　the　Jews　that　dwell　in　this
city　have　petitioned　Marcus　Julius　Pompeius；　the　son　of　Brutus；
the　proconsul；　that　they　might　be　allowed　to　observe　their
Sabbaths；　and　to　act　in　all　things　according　to　the　customs　of
their　forefathers；　without　impediment　from　any　body；　the　praetor
hath　granted　their　petition。　Accordingly；　it　was　decreed　by　the
senate　and　people；　that　in　this　affair　that　concerned　the　Romans；
no　one　of　them　should　be　hindered　from　keeping　the　sabbath　day；
nor　be　fined　for　so　doing；　but　that　they　may　be　allowed　to　do　all
things　according　to　their　own　laws。〃

26。　Now　there　are　many　such　decrees　of　the　senate　and　imperators
of　the　Romans　（20）　and　those　different　from　these　before　us；
which　have　been　made　in　favor　of　Hyrcanus；　and　of　our　nation；　as
also；　there　have　been　more　decrees　of　the　cities；　and　rescripts
of　the　praetors；　to　such　epistles　as　concerned　our　rights　and
privileges；　and　certainly　such　as　are　not　ill…disposed　to　what　we
write　may　believe　that　they　are　all　to　this　purpose；　and　that　by
the　specimens　which　we　have　inserted；　for　since　we　have　produced
evident　marks　that　may　still　be　seen　of　the　friendship　we　have
had　with　the　Romans；　and　demonstrated　that　those　marks　are
engraven　upon　columns　and　tables　of　brass　in　the　capitol；　that
axe　still　in　being；　and　preserved　to　this　day；　we　have　omitted　to
set　them　all　down；　as　needless　and　disagreeable；　for　I　cannot
suppose　any　one　so　perverse　as　not　to　believe　the　friendship　we
have　had　with　the　Romans；　while　they　have　demonstrated　the　same
by　such　a　great　number　of　their　decrees　relating　to　us；　nor　will
they　doubt　of　our　fidelity　as　to　the　rest　of　those　decrees；　since
we　have　shown　the　same　in　those　we　have　produced；　And　thus　have
we　sufficiently　explained　that　friendship　and　confederacy　we　at
those　times　had　with　the　Romans。

CHAPTER　11。

How　Marcus；　Succeeded　Sextus　When　He　Had　Been　Slain　By　Bassus's
Treachery；　And　How；　After　The　Death　Of　Caesar；　Cassius　Came　Into
Syria；　And　Distressed　Judea；　As　Also　How　Malichus　Slew　Antipater
And　Was　Himself　Slain　By　Herod。

1。　Now　it　so　fell　out；　that　about　this　very　time　the　affairs　of
Syria　were　in　great　disorder；　and　this　on　the　occasion　following：
Cecilius　Bassus；　one　of　Pompey's　party；　laid　a　treacherous　design
against　Sextus　Ceasar；　and　slew　him；　and　then　took　his　army；　and
got　the　management　of　public　affairs　into　his　own　hand；　so　there
arose　a　great　war　about　Apamia；　while　Ceasar's　generals　came
against　him　with　an　army　of　horsemen　and　footmen；　to　these
Antipater　also　sent　succors；　and　his　sons　with　them；　as　calling
to　mind　the　kindnesses　they　had　received　from　Caesar；　and　on　that
account　he　thought　it　but　just　to　require　punishment　for　him；　and
to　take　vengeance　on　the　man　that　had　murdered　him。　And　as　the
war　was　drawn　out　into　a　great　length；　Marcus　（21）　came　from　Rome
to　take　Sextus's　government　upon　him。　But　Caesar　was　slain　by
Cassius　and　Brutus　in　the　senate…house；　after　he　had　retained　the
government　three　years　and　six　months。　This　fact　however；　is
related　elsewhere。

2。　As　the　war　that　arose　upon　the　death　of　Caesar　was　now　begun；
and　the　principal　men　were　all　gone；　some　one　way；　and　some
another；　to　raise　armies；　Cassius　came　from　Rome　into　Syria；　in
order　to　receive　the　＇army　that　lay　in　the＇　camp　at　Apamia；　and
having　raised　the　siege；　he　brought　over　both　Bassus　and　Marcus
to　his　party。　He　then　went　over　the　cities；　and　got　together
weapons　and　soldiers；　and　laid　great　taxes　upon　those　cities；　and
he　chiefly　oppressed　Judea；　and　exacted　of　it　seven　hundred
talents：　but　Antipater；　when　he　saw　the　state　to　be　in　so　great
consternation　and　disorder；　he　divided　the　collection　of　that
sum；　and　appointed　his　two　sons　to　gather　it；　and　so　that　part　of
it　was　to　be　exacted　by　Malichus；　who　was　ill…disposed　to　him；
and　part　by　others。　And　because　Herod　did　exact　what