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to kill us. But I would not blame Herod, but you for having given him so much license. Know therefore that God is just, and that this man, whom you now wish to acquit for Hyrcanus's sake, will one day punish you and Hyrcanus himself." And that these things came to pass, the narrative will show as it proceeds. But Hyrcanus postponed the trial to another day, and secretly suggested to Herod that he should slip out of the city. And so he departed, but the members of the Sanhedrin were indignant. And when Sextus had sold the governorship of Coele-Syria to Herod for money, 1.352 not much time passed before Herod came with an army, angry with Hyrcanus because he had been summoned to trial at all. But his father and brother prevented him from attacking Jerusalem. And while affairs in Judea were in this state, those in Syria were disturbed for the following reason. Caecilius Bassus, one of Pompey's partisans, killed Sextus Caesar by a plot, and he himself took control of affairs. And when the generals of Julius Caesar moved against Bassus, Antipater allied with them through his sons, remembering the benefits he had received from Caesar. And while time was being spent in the war, Marcus came from Rome to the province of Sextus. But Caesar was killed in Rome by Brutus, Cassius and their associates. And when war had broken out over Caesar's death, and those in power were scattered in different directions to collect an army, Cassius arrived in Syria, and going about it he gathered arms and soldiers, and levied very heavy taxes, and exacted seven hundred talents of silver from Judea, the collection of which Antipater divided between both his sons. Herod, therefore, being the first to bring to Cassius what had been assigned to him, was his very good friend. And Malichus would have been put to death by Cassius, had not Hyrcanus restrained his impulse, winning him over with a hundred talents through Antipater. And when Cassius had already departed from Judea, Malichus plotted against Antipater, thinking that if the latter were destroyed, Hyrcanus's rule would be secure. But these things did not escape the notice of 1.353 Antipater, and he took precautions for himself; and Malichus denied it with oaths. And Marcus, being general in Syria, would have almost killed Malichus, had not Antipater interceded for him and saved him. Cassius, however, and Marcus, having gathered an army, entrusted the command to Herod, making him general of Coele-Syria, and promising to also appoint him king of Judea after the war, which was then being waged against Antony and the young Caesar. It was then that Malichus, having bribed Hyrcanus's cupbearer with money, killed Antipater with poison; for they were both feasting at Hyrcanus's house. But when Antipater's sons learned of the plot, Malichus denied it. Therefore it seemed best to Herod to avenge his father's murder immediately, but Phasael wished to proceed against Malichus by deceit instead, so that they might not be the cause of a civil war. Therefore they pretended to believe Malichus's denial. But when a festival was being held in Jerusalem, Herod came to the city with an army; but Hyrcanus, persuaded by Malichus, forbade him entry into the city, on the pretext that a foreign crowd ought not to be mixed with the people who were purifying themselves. But he, paying no heed to their words, entered the city by night. And Malichus still kept up his pretense, weeping for Antipater and calling him a friend, while secretly placing a guard on his own person. And when Cassius had taken Laodicea, they both went to him. And Herod planned to have Malichus punished there; but he, suspecting the matter, since his son was a hostage in Tyre, planned to steal him away, and to depart for Judea and seize the government. But Herod, suspecting Malichus's intention, 1.354 secretly sent ahead to Tyre and persuaded the tribunes to go out against Malichus and destroy him. For it had already been arranged for them by Cassius to cooperate with Herod in a just action. And they, meeting him near the city, stabbed him to death. But Hyrcanus, under

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