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he　heard　of　Tiberius's　death；　came　running　to　tell　Agrippa　the
news；　and　finding　him　going　out　to　the　bath；　he　gave　him　a　nod；
and　said；　in　the　Hebrew　tongue；　〃The　lion　（26）　is　dead；〃　who；
understanding　his　meaning；　and　being　ovejoyed　at　the　news；　〃Nay；〃
said　he；　〃but　all　sorts　of　thanks　and　happiness　attend　thee　for
this　news　of　thine；　only　I　wish　that　what　thou　sayest　may　prove
true。〃　Now　the　centurion　who　was　set　to　keep　Agrippa；　when　he　saw
with　what　haste　Marsyas　came；　and　what　joy　Agrippa　had　from　what
he　said；　he　had　a　suspicion　that　his　words　implied　some　great
innovation　of　affairs；　and　he　asked　them　about　what　was　said。
They　at　first　diverted　the　discourse；　but　upon　his　further
pressing；　Agrippa；　without　more　ado；　told　him；　for　he　was　already
become　his　friend；　so　he　joined　with　him　in　that　pleasure　which
this　news　occasioned；　because　it　would　be　fortunate　to　Agrippa；
and　made　him　a　supper。　But　as　they　were　feasting；　and　the　cups
went　about；　there　came　one　who　said　that　Tiberius　was　still
alive；　and　would　return　to　the　city　ill　a　few　days。　At　which　news
the　centurion　was　exceedingly　troubled；　because　he　had　done　what
might　cost　him　his　life；　to　have　treated　so　joyfully　a　prisoner；
and　this　upon　the　news　of　the　death　of　Caesar；　so　he　thrust
Agrippa　from　the　couch　whereon　he　lay；　and　said；　〃Dost　thou　think
to　cheat　me　by　a　lie　about　the　emperor　without　punishment？　and
shalt　not　thou　pay　for　this　thy　malicious　report　at　the　price　of
thine　head？〃　When　he　had　so　said；　he　ordered　Agrippa　to　be　bound
again；　（for　he　had　loosed　him　before；）　and　kept　a　severer　guard
over　him　than　formerly；　and　in　that　evil　condition　was　Agrippa
that　night；　but　the　next　day　the　rumor　increased　in　the　city；　and
confirmed　the　news　that　Tiberius　was　certainly　dead；　insomuch
that　men　durst　now　openly　and　freely　talk　about　it；　nay；　some
offered　sacrifices　on　that　account。　Several　letters　also　came
from　Caius；　one　of　them　to　the　senate；　which　informed　them　of　the
death　of　Tiberius；　and　of　his　own　entrance　on　the　government；
another　to　Piso；　the　governor　of　the　city；　which　told　him　the
same　thing。　He　also　gave　order　that　Agrippa　should　be　removed　out
of　the　camp；　and　go　to　that　house　where　he　lived　before　he　was
put　in　prison；　so　that　he　was　now　out　of　fear　as　to　his　own
affairs；　for　although　he　was　still　in　custody；　yet　it　was　now
with　ease　to　his　own　affairs。　Now；　as　soon　as　Caius　was　come　to
Rome；　and　had　brought　Tiberius's　dead　body　with　him；　and　had　made
a　sumptuous　funeral　for　him；　according　to　the　laws　of　his
country；　he　was　much　disposed　to　set　Agrippa　at　liberty　that　very
day；　but　Antonia　hindered　him；　not　out　of　any　ill…will　to　the
prisoner；　but　out　of　regard　to　decency　in　Caius；　lest　that　should
make　men　believe　that　he　received　the　death　of　Tiberius　with
pleasure；　when　he　loosed　one　whom　he　had　bound　immediately。
However；　there　did　not　many　days　pass　ere　he　sent　for　him　to　his
house；　and　had　him　shaved；　and　made　him　change　his　raiment；　after
which　he　put　a　diadem　upon　his　head；　and　appointed　him　to　be　king
of　the　tetrarchy　of　Philip。　He　also　gave　him　the　tetrarchy　of
Lysanias；　（27）　and　changed　his　iron　chain　for　a　golden　one　of
equal　weight。　He　also　sent　Marullus　to　be　procurator　of　Judea。

11。　Now；　in　the　second　year　of　the　reign　of　Caius　Caesar；　Agrippa
desired　leave　to　be　given　him　to　sail　home；　and　settle　the
affairs　of　his　government；　and　he　promised　to　return　again；　when
he　had　put　the　rest　in　order；　as　it　ought　to　be　put。　So；　upon　the
emperor's　permission；　he　came　into　his　own　country；　and　appeared
to　them　all　unexpectedly　as　asking；　and　thereby　demonstrated　to
the　men　that　saw　him　the　power　of　fortune；　when　they　compared　his
former　poverty　with　his　present　happy　affluence；　so　some　called
him　a　happy　man；　and　others　could　not　well　believe　that　things
were　so　much　changed　with　him　for　the　better。

CHAPTER　7。

How　Herod　The　Tetrarch　Was　Banished。

1。　But　Herodias；　Agrippa's　sister；　who　now　lived　as　wife　to　that
Herod　who　was　tetrarch　of　Galilee　and　Peres；　took　this　authority
of　her　brother　in　an　envious　manner；　particularly　when　she　saw
that　he　had　a　greater　dignity　bestowed　on　him　than　her　husband
had；　since；　when　he　ran　away；　it　was　because　he　was　not　able　to
pay　his　debts；　and　now　he　was　come　back；　he　was　in　a　way　of
dignity；　and　of　great　good　fortune。　She　was　therefore　grieved　and
much　displeased　at　so　great　a　mutation　of　his　affairs；　and
chiefly　when　she　saw　him　marching　among　the　multitude　with　the
usual　ensigns　of　royal　authority；　she　was　not　able　to　conceal　how
miserable　she　was；　by　reason　of　the　envy　she　had　towards　him；　but
she　excited　her　husband；　and　desired　him　that　he　would　sail　to
Rome；　to　court　honors　equal　to　his；　for　she　said　that　she　could
not　bear　to　live　any　longer；　while　Agrippa；　the　son　of　that
Aristobulus　who　was　condemned　to　die　by　his　father；　one　that　came
to　her　husband　in　such　extreme　poverty；　that　the　necessaries　of
life　were　forced　to　be　entirely　supplied　him　day　by　day；　and　when
he　fled　away　from　his　creditors　by　sea；　he　now　returned　a　king；
while　he　was　himself　the　son　of　a　king；　and　while　the　near
relation　he　bare　to　royal　authority　called　upon　him　to　gain　the
like　dignity；　he　sat　still；　and　was　contented　with　a　privater
life。　〃But　then；　Herod；　although　thou　wast　formerly　not　concerned
to　be　in　a　lower　condition　than　thy　father　from　whom　thou　wast
derived　had　been；　yet　do　thou　now　seek　after　the　dignity　which
thy　kinsman　hath　attained　to；　and　do　not　thou　bear　this　contempt；
that　a　man　who　admired　thy　riches　should　he　in　greater　honor　than
thyself；　nor　suffer　his　poverty　to　show　itself　able　to　purchase
greater　things　than　our　abundance；　nor　do　thou　esteem　it　other
than　a　shameful　thing　to　be　inferior　to　one　who；　the　other　day；
lived　upon　thy　charity。　But　let　us　go　to　Rome；　and　let　us　spare
no　pains　nor　expenses；　either　of　silver　or　gold；　since　they
cannot　be　kept　for　any　better　use　than　for　the　obtaining　of　a
kingdom。〃

2。　But　for　Herod；　he　opposed　her　request　at　this　time；　out　of　the
love　of　ease；　and　having　a　suspicion　of　the　trouble　he　should
have　at　Rome；　so　he　tried　to　instruct　her　better。　But　the　more
she　saw　him　draw　back；　the　more　she　pressed　him　to　it；　and
desired　him　to　leave　no　stone　unturned　in　order　to　be　king；　and
at　last　she　left　not　off　till　she　engaged　him；　whether　he　would
or　not；　to　be　of　her　sentiments；　because　he　could　no　otherwise
avoid　her　importunity。　So　he　got　all　things　ready；　after　as
sumptuous　a　manner　as　he　was　able；　and　spared　for　nothing；　and
went　up　to　Rome；　and　took　Herodias　along　with　him。　But　Agrippa；
when　he　was　made　sensible　of　their　intentions　and　preparations；
he　also　prepared　to　go　thither；　and　as　soon　as　he　heard　they　set
sail；　he　sent　Fortunatus；　one　of　his　freed…men；　to　Rome；　to　carry
presents　to　the　emperor；　and　letters　against　Herod；　and　to　give
Caius　a　particular　account　of　those　matters；　if　he　should　have
any　opportunity。　This　man　followed　Herod　so　quick；　and　had　so
prosperous　a　voyage；　and　came　so　little　after　Herod；　that　while
Herod　was　with　Caius；　he　came　himself；　and　delivered　his　letters；
for　they　both　sailed　to　Dicearchia；　and　found　Caius　at　Bairn；
which　is　itself　a　little　city　of　Campania；　at　the　distance　of
about　five　furlongs　from　Dicearchia。　There　are　in　that　place
royal　palaces；　with　sumptuous　apartments；　every　emperor　still
endeavoring　to　outdo　his　predecessor's　magnificence；　the　place
；also　affords　warm　baths；　that　spring　out　of　the　ground　of　their
own　accord；　which　are　of　advantage　for　the　recovery　of　the　health
of　those　that　make　use　of　them；　and；　besides；　they　minister　to
men's　luxury　also。　Now　Caius　saluted　Herod；　for　he　first　met　with
him；　and　then　looked　upon　the　letters　which　Agrippa　had　sent　him；
and　which　were　written　in　order　to　accuse　Herod；　wherein　he
accused　him；　that　he　had　been　in　confederacy　with　Sejanus　against
Tiberius's　and　that　he　was　now　confederate　with　Artabanus；　the
king　of　Parthia；　in　opposition　to　the　government　of　Caius；　as　a
demonstration　of　which　he　alleged；　that　he　had　armor　sufficient
for　seventy　thousand　men　ready　in　his　armory。　Caius　was　moved　at
this　information；　and　asked　Herod　whether　what　was　said　about　the
armor　was　true；　and　when　he　confessed　there　was　such　armor　there；
for　he　could　not　deny　the　same；　the　truth　of　it　being　too
notorious；　Caius　took　that　to　be　a　sufficient　proof　of　the
accusation；　that　he　intended　to　revolt。　So　he　took　away　from　him
his　tetrarchy；　and　gave　it　by　way　of　addition　to　Agrippa's
kingdom；　he　also　gave　Herod's　money　to　Agrippa；　and；　by　way　of
punishment；　awarded　him　a　perpetual　banishment；　and　appointed
Lyons；　a　city　of　Gaul；　to　be　his　place　of　habitation。　But　when　he
was　informed　that　Herodias　was　Agrippa's　sister；　he　made　her　a
present　of　what　money　was　her　own；　and　told　her　that　it　was　her
brother　who　prevented　her　being　put　under　the　same　calamity　with
her　husband。　But　she　made　this　reply：　〃Thou；　indeed；　O　emperor！
actest　after　a　magnificent　manner；　and　as　becomes　thyself　in　what
thou　offerest　me；　but　the　kindness　which　I　have　for　my　husband
hinders　me　from　partaking　of　the　favor　of　thy　gift；　for　it　is　not
just　that　I；　who　have　been　made　a