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to　be　a　great　step　towards　his　preservation　of　the　government。
Hereupon　he　went　and　offered　sacrifice　to　God；　and　then　betook
himself　to　feast　with　his　friends。

CHAPTER　9。

How　The　People　Raised　A　Sedition　Against　Archelaus；　And　How　He
Sailed　To　Rome。

1。　At　this　time　also　it　was　that　some　of　the　Jews　got　together
out　of　a　desire　of　innovation。　They　lamented　Matthias；　and　those
that　were　slain　with　him　by　Herod；　who　had　not　any　respect　paid
them　by　a　funeral　mourning；　out　of　the　fear　men　were　in　of　that
man；　they　were　those　who　had　been　condemned　for　pulling　down　the
golden　eagle。　The　people　made　a　great　clamor　and　lamentation
hereupon；　and　cast　out　some　reproaches　against　the　king　also；　as
if　that　tended　to　alleviate　the　miseries　of　the　deceased。　The
people　assembled　together；　and　desired　of　Archelaus；　that；　in　way
of　revenge　on　their　account；　he　would　inflict　punishment　on　those
who　had　been　honored　by　Herod；　and　that；　in　the　first　and
principal　place；　he　would　deprive　that　high　priest　whom　Herod　had
made；　and　would　choose　one　more　agreeable　to　the　law；　and　of
greater　purity；　to　officiate　as　high　priest。　This　was　granted　by
Archelaus；　although　he　was　mightily　offended　at　their
importunity；　because　he　proposed　to　himself　to　go　to　Rome
immediately　to　look　after　Caesar's　determination　about　him。
However；　he　sent　the　general　of　his　forces　to　use　persuasions；
and　to　tell　them　that　the　death　which　was　inflicted　on　their
friends　was　according　to　the　law；　and　to　represent　to　them　that
their　petitions　about　these　things　were　carried　to　a　great　height
of　injury　to　him；　that　the　time　was　not　now　proper　for　such
petitions；　but　required　their　unanimity　until　such　time　as　he
should　be　established　in　the　government　by　the　consent　of　Caesar；
and　should　then　be　come　back　to　them；　for　that　he　would　then
consult　with　them　in　common　concerning　the　purport　of　their
petitions；　but　that　they　ought　at　present　to　be　quiet；　lest　they
should　seem　seditious　persons。

2。　So　when　the　king　had　suggested　these　things；　and　instructed
his　general　in　what　he　was　to　say；　be　sent　him　away　to　the
people；　but　they　made　a　clamor；　and　would　not　give　him　leave　to
speak；　and　put　him　in　danger　of　his　life；　and　as　many　more　as
were　desirous　to　venture　upon　saying　openly　any　thing　which　might
reduce　them　to　a　sober　mind；　and　prevent　their　going　on　in　their
present　courses；　because　they　had　more　concern　to　have　all　their
own　wills　performed　than　to　yield　obedience　to　their　governors；
thinking　it　to　be　a　thing　insufferable；　that；　while　Herod　was
alive；　they　should　lose　those　that　were　most　dear　to　them；　and
that　when　he　was　dead；　they　could　not　get　the　actors　to　be
punished。　So　they　went　on　with　their　designs　after　a　violent
manner；　and　thought　all　to　be　lawful　and　right　which　tended　to
please　them；　and　being　unskillful　in　foreseeing　what　dangers　they
incurred；　and　when　they　had　suspicion　of　such　a　thing；　yet　did
the　present　pleasure　they　took　in　the　punishment　of　those　they
deemed　their　enemies　overweigh　all　such　considerations；　and
although　Archelaus　sent　many　to　speak　to　them；　yet　they　treated
them　not　as　messengers　sent　by　him；　but　as　persons　that　came　of
their　own　accord　to　mitigate　their　anger；　and　would　not　let　one
of　them　speak。　The　sedition　also　was　made　by　such　as　were　in　a
great　passion；　and　it　was　evident　that　they　were　proceeding
further　in　seditious　practices；　by　the　multitude　running　so　fast
upon　them。

3。　Now；　upon　the　approach　of　that　feast　of　unleavened　bread；
which　the　law　of　their　fathers　had　appointed　for　the　Jews　at　this
time；　which　feast　is　called　the　Passover　（13）　and　is　a　memorial
of　their　deliverance　out　of　Egypt；　when　they　offer　sacrifices
with　great　alacrity；　and　when　they　are　required　to　slay　more
sacrifices　in　number　than　at　any　other　festival；　and　when　an
innumerable　multitude　came　thither　out　of　the　country；　nay；　from
beyond　its　limits　also；　in　order　to　worship　God；　the　seditious
lamented　Judas　and　Matthias；　those　teachers　of　the　laws；　and　kept
together　in　the　temple；　and　had　plenty　of　food；　because　these
seditious　persons　were　not　ashamed　to　beg　it。　And　as　Archelaus
was　afraid　lest　some　terrible　thing　should　spring　up　by　means　of
these　men's　madness；　he　sent　a　regiment　of　armed　men；　and　with
them　a　captain　of　a　thousand；　to　suppress　the　violent　efforts　of
the　seditious　before　the　whole　multitude　should　be　infected　with
the　like　madness；　and　gave　them　this　charge；　that　if　they　found
any　much　more　openly　seditious　than　others；　and　more　busy　in
tumultuous　practices；　they　should　bring　them　to　him。　But　those
that　were　seditious　on　account　of　those　teachers　of　the　law；
irritated　the　people　by　the　noise　and　clamors　they　used　to
encourage　the　people　in　their　designs；　so　they　made　an　assault
upon　the　soldiers；　and　came　up　to　them；　and　stoned　the　greatest
part　of　them；　although　some　of　them　ran　away　wounded；　and　their
captain　among　them；　and　when　they　had　thus　done；　they　returned　to
the　sacrifices　which　were　already　in　their　hands。　Now　Archelaus
thought　there　was　no　way　to　preserve　the　entire　government　but　by
cutting　off　those　who　made　this　attempt　upon　it；　so　he　sent　out
the　whole　army　upon　them；　and　sent　the　horsemen　to　prevent　those
that　had　their　tents　without　the　temple　from　assisting　those　that
were　within　the　temple；　and　to　kill　such　as　ran　away　from　the
footmen　when　they　thought　themselves　out　of　danger；　which
horsemen　slew　three　thousand　men；　while　the　rest　went　to　the
neighboring　mountains。　Then　did　Archelaus　order　proclamation　to
be　made　to　them　all；　that　they　should　retire　to　their　own　homes；
so　they　went　away；　and　left　the　festival；　out　of　fear　of　somewhat
worse　which　would　follow；　although　they　had　been　so　bold　by
reason　of　their　want　of　instruction。　So　Archelaus　went　down　to
the　sea　with　his　mother；　and　took　with　him　Nicolaus　and　Ptolemy；
and　many　others　of　his　friends；　and　left　Philip　his　brother　as
governor　of　all　things　belonging　both　to　his　own　family　and　to
the　public。　There　went　out　also　with　him　Salome；　Herod's　sister
who　took　with　her；　her　children；　and　many　of　her　kindred　were
with　her；　which　kindred　of　hers　went；　as　they　pretended；　to
assist　Archelaus　in　gaining　the　kingdom；　but　in　reality　to　oppose
him；　and　chiefly　to　make　loud　complaints　of　what　he　had　done　in
the　temple。　But　Sabinus；　Caesar's　steward　for　Syrian　affairs；　as
he　was　making　haste　into　Judea　to　preserve　Herod's　effects；　met
with　Archclaus　at　Caesarea；　but　Varus　（president　of　Syria）　came
at　that　time；　and　restrained　him　from　meddling　with　them；　for　he
was　there　as　sent　for　by　Archceaus；　by　the　means　of　Ptolemy。　And
Sabinus；　out　of　regard　to　Varus；　did　neither　seize　upon　any　of
the　castles　that　were　among　the　Jews；　nor　did　he　seal　up　the
treasures　in　them；　but　permitted　Archelaus　to　have　them；　until
Caesar　should　declare　his　resolution　about　them；　so　that；　upon
this　his　promise；　he　tarried　still　at　Cesarea。　But　after
Archelaus　was　sailed　for　Rome；　and　Varus　was　removed　to　Antioch；
Sabinus　went　to　Jerusalem；　and　seized　on　the　king's　palace。　He
also　sent　for　the　keepers　of　the　garrisons；　and　for　all　those
that　had　the　charge　of　Herod's　effects；　and　declared　publicly
that　he　should　require　them　to　give　an　account　of　what　they　had；
and　he　disposed　of　the　castles　in　the　manner　he　pleased；　but
those　who　kept　them　did　not　neglect　what　Archelaus　had　given　them
in　command；　but　continued　to　keep　all　things　in　the　manner　that
had　been　enjoined　them；　and　their　pretense　was；　that　they　kept
them　all　for　Caesar；

4。　At　the　same　time　also　did　Antipas；　another　of　Herod's　sons；
sail　to　Rome；　in　order　to　gain　the　government；　being　buoyed　up　by
Salome　with　promises　that　he　should　take　that　government；　and
that　he　was　a　much　honester　and　fitter　man　than　Archelaus　for
that　authority；　since　Herod　had；　in　his　former　testament；　deemed
him　the　worthiest　to　be　made　king；　which　ought　to　be　esteemed
more　valid　than　his　latter　testament。　Antipas　also　brought　with
him　his　mother；　and　Ptolemy　the　brother　of　Nicolaus；　one　that　had
been　Herod's　most　honored　friend；　and　was　now　zealous　for
Antipas；　but　it　was　Ireneus　the　orator；　and　one　who；　on　account
of　his　reputation　for　sagacity；　was　intrusted　with　the　affairs　of
the　kingdom；　who　most　of　all　encouraged　him　to　attempt　to　gain
the　kingdom；　by　whose　means　it　was；　that　when　some　advised　him　to
yield　to　Archelaus；　as　to　his　elder　brother；　and　who　had　been
declared　king　by　their　father's　last　will；　he　would　not　submit　so
to　do。　And　when　he　was　come　to　Rome；　all　his　relations　revolted
to　him；　not　out　of　their　good…will　to　him；　but　out　of　their
hatred　to　Archelaus；　though　indeed　they　were　most　of　all　desirous
of　gaining　their　liberty；　and　to　be　put　under　a　Roman　governor；
but　if　there　were　too　great　an　opposition　made　to　that；　they
thought　Antipas　preferable　to　Archelaus；　and　so　joined　with　him；
in　order　to　procure　the　kingdom　for　him。　Sabinus　also；　by
letters；　accused　Archelaus　to　Caesar。

5。　Now　when　Archelaus　had　sent　in　his　papers　to　Caesar；　wherein
he　pleaded　his　right　to。　the　kingdom；　and　his　father's　testament；
with　the　accounts　of　Herod's　money；　and　with　Ptolemy；　who　brought
Herod's　seal；　he　so　expe