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which　of　his　sons　he　pleased　for　his　successor；　or　to　distribute
it　in　parts　to　every　one；　that　the　dignity　might　thereby　come　to
them　all。　And　when　Herod　was　disposed　to　make　such　a　settlement
immediately；　Caesar　said　he　would　not　give　him　leave　to　deprive
himself；　while　he　was　alive；　of　the　power　over　his　kingdom；　or
over　his　sons。

6。　After　this；　Herod　returned　to　Judea　again。　But　during　his
absence　no　small　part　of　his　dominion　about　Trachon　had　revolted；
whom　yet　the　commanders　he　left　there　had　vanquished；　and
compelled　to　a　submission　again。　Now　as　Herod　was　sailing　with
his　sons；　and　was　come　over　against　Cilicia；　to　＇the　island＇
Eleusa；　which　hath　now　changed　its　name　for　Sebaste；　he　met　with
Archelaus；　king　of　Cappadocia；　who　received　him　kindly；　as
rejoicing　that　he　was　reconciled　to　his　sons；　and　that　the
accusation　against　Alexander；　who　had　married　his　daughter；　was
at　an　end。　They　also　made　one　another　such　presents　as　it　became
kings　to　make；　From　thence　Herod　came　to　Judea　and　to　the　temple；
where　he　made　a　speech　to　the　people　concerning　what　had　been
done　in　this　his　journey。　He　also　discoursed　to　them　about
Caesar's　kindness　to　him；　and　about　as　many　of　the　particulars　he
had　done　as　he　thought　it　for　his　advantage　other　people　should
be　acquainted　with。　At　last　he　turned　his　speech　to　the
admonition　of　his　sons；　and　exhorted　those　that　lived　at　court；
and　the　multitude；　to　concord；　and　informed　them　that　his　sons
were　to　reign　after　him；　Antipater　first；　and　then　Alexander　and
Aristobulus；　the　sons　of　Mariamne：　but　he　desired　that　at　present
they　should　all　have　regard　to　himself；　and　esteem　him　king　and
lord　of　all；　since　he　was　not　yet　hindered　by　old　age；　but　was　in
that　period　of　life　when　he　must　be　the　most　skillful　in
governing；　and　that　he　was　not　deficient　in　other　arts　of
management　that　might　enable　him　to　govern　the　kingdom　well；　and
to　rule　over　his　children　also。　He　further　told　the　rulers　under
him；　and　the　soldiery；　that　in　case　they　would　look　upon　him
alone；　their　life　would　be　led　in　a　peaceable　manner；　and　they
would　make　one　another　happy。　And　when　he　had　said　this；　he
dismissed　the　assembly。　Which　speech　was　acceptable　to　the
greatest　part　of　the　audience；　but　not　so　to　them　all；　for　the
contention　among　his　sons；　and　the　hopes　he　had　given　them；
occasioned　thoughts　and　desires　of　innovations　among　them。

CHAPTER　5。

How　Herod　Celebrated　The　Games　That　Were　To　Return　Every　Fifth
Year　Upon　The　Building　Of　Cesarea；　And　How　He　Built　And　Adorned
Many　Other　Places　After　A　Magnificent　Manner；　And　Did　Many　Other
Actions　Gloriously

1。　About　this　time　it　was　that　Cesarea　Sebaste；　which　he　had
built；　was　finished。　The　entire　building　being　accomplished：　in
the　tenth　year；　the　solemnity　of　it　fell　into　the　twenty…eighth
year　of　Herod's　reign；　and　into　the　hundred　and　ninety…second
olympiad。　There　was　accordingly　a　great　festival　and　most
sumptuous　preparations　made　presently；　in　order　to　its
dedication；　for　he　had　appointed　a　contention　in　music；　and　games
to　be　performed　naked。　He　had　also　gotten　ready　a　great　number　of
those　that　fight　single　combats；　and　of　beasts　for　the　like
purpose；　horse　races　also；　and　the　most　chargeable　of　such　sports
and　shows　as　used　to　be　exhibited　at　Rome；　and　in　other　places。
He　consecrated　this　combat　to　Caesar；　and　ordered　it　to　be
celebrated　every　fifth　year。　He　also　sent　all　sorts　of　ornaments
for　it　out　of　his　own　furniture；　that　it　might　want　nothing　to
make　it　decent；　nay；　Julia；　Caesar's　wife；　sent　a　great　part　of
her　most　valuable　furniture　＇from　Rome＇；　insomuch　that　he　had　no
want　of　any　thing。　The　sum　of　them　all　was　estimated　at　five
hundred　talents。　Now　when　a　great　multitude　was　come　to　that　city
to　see　the　shows；　as　well　as　the　ambassadors　whom　other　people
sent；　on　account　of　the　benefits　they　had　received　from　Herod；　he
entertained　them　all　in　the　public　inns；　and　at　public　tables；
and　with　perpetual　feasts；　this　solemnity　having　in　the　day　time
the　diversions　of　the　fights；　and　in　the　night　time　such　merry
meetings　as　cost　vast　sums　of　money；　and　publicly　demonstrated
the　generosity　of　his　soul；　for　in　all　his　undertakings　he　was
ambitious　to　exhibit　what　exceeded　whatsoever　had　been　done
before　of　the　same　kind。　And　it　is　related　that　Caesar　and
Agrippa　often　said；　that　the　dominions　of　Herod　were　too　little
for　the　greatness　of　his　soul；　for　that　he　deserved　to　have　both
all　the　kingdom　of　Syria；　and　that　of　Egypt　also。

2。　After　this　solemnity　and　these　festivals　were　over；　Herod
erected　another　city　in　the　plain　called　Capharsaba；　where　he
chose　out　a　fit　place；　both　for　plenty　of　water　and　goodness　of
soil；　and　proper　for　the　production　of　what　was　there　planted；
where　a　river　encompassed　the　city　itself；　and　a　grove　of　the
best　trees　for　magnitude　was　round　about　it：　this　he　named
Antipatris；　from　his　father　Antipater。　He　also　built　upon　another
spot　of　ground　above　Jericho；　of　the　same　name　with　his　mother；　a
place　of　great　security　and　very　pleasant　for　habitation；　and
called　it　Cypros。　He　also　dedicated　the　finest　monuments　to　his
brother　Phasaelus；　on　account　of　the　great　natural　affection
there　had　been　between　them；　by　erecting　a　tower　in　the　city
itself；　not　less　than　the　tower　of　Pharos；　which　he　named
Phasaelus；　which　was　at　once　a　part　of　the　strong　defenses　of　the
city；　and　a　memorial　for　him　that　was　deceased；　because　it　bare
his　name。　He　also　built　a　city　of　the　same　name　in　the　valley　of
Jericho；　as　you　go　from　it　northward；　whereby　he　rendered　the
neighboring　country　more　fruitful　by　the　cultivation　its
inhabitants　introduced；　and　this　also　he　called　Phasaelus。

3。　But　as　for　his　other　benefits；　it　is　impossible　to　reckon　them
up；　those　which　he　bestowed　on　cities；　both　in　Syria　and　in
Greece；　and　in　all　the　places　he　came　to　in　his　voyages；　for　he
seems　to　have　conferred；　and　that　after　a　most　plentiful　manner；
what　would　minister　to　many　necessities；　and　the　building　of
public　works；　and　gave　them　the　money　that　was　necessary　to　such
works　as　wanted　it；　to　support　them　upon　the　failure　of　their
other　revenues：　but　what　was　the　greatest　and　most　illustrious　of
all　his　works；　he　erected　Apollo's　temple　at　Rhodes；　at　his　own
expenses；　and　gave　them　a　great　number　of　talents　of　silver　for
the　repair　of　their　fleet。　He　also　built　the　greatest　part　of　the
public　edifices　for　the　inhabitants　of　Nicopolis；　at　Actium；　（6）
and　for　the　Antiochinus；　the　inhabitants　of　the　principal　city　of
Syria；　where　a　broad　street　cuts　through　the　place　lengthways；　he
built　cloisters　along　it　on　both　sides；　and　laid　the　open　road
with　polished　stone；　and　was　of　very　great　advantage　to　the
inhabitants。　And　as　to　the　olympic　games；　which　were　in　a　very
low　condition；　by　reason　of　the　failure　of　their　revenues；　he
recovered　their　reputation；　and　appointed　revenues　for　heir
maintenance；　and　made　that　solemn　meeting　more　venerable；　as　to
the　sacrifices　and　other　ornaments；　and　by　reason　of　this　vast
liberality；　he　was　generally　declared　in　their　inscriptions　to　be
one　of　the　perpetual　managers　of　those　games。

4。　Now　some　there　are　who　stand　amazed　at　the　diversity　of
Herod's　nature　and　purposes；　for　when　we　have　respect　to　his
magnificence；　and　the　benefits　which　he　bestowed　on　all　mankind；
there　is　no　possibility　for　even　those　that　had　the　least　respect
for　him　to　deny；　or　not　openly　to　confess；　that　he　had　a　nature
vastly　beneficent；　but　when　any　one　looks　upon　the　punishments　he
inflicted；　and　the　injuries　he　did；　not　only　to　his　subjects；　but
to　his　nearest　relations；　and　takes　notice　of　his　severe　and
unrelenting　disposition　there；　he　will　be　forced　to　allow　that　he
was　brutish；　and　a　stranger　to　all　humanity；　insomuch　that　these
men　suppose　his　nature　to　be　different；　and　sometimes　at
contradiction　with　itself；　but　I　am　myself　of　another　opinion；
and　imagine　that　the　occasion　of　both　these　sort　of　actions　was
one　and　the　same；　for　being　a　man　ambitious　of　honor；　and　quite
overcome　by　that　passion；　he　was　induced　to　be　magnificent；
wherever　there　appeared　any　hopes　of　a　future　memorial；　or　of
reputation　at　present；　an