Malichus (Jewish commander)
Also known as: Malichus / Malithus · Family: Jewish · Role: commander · First appears: Book I, Chapter 8
In Book I, Chapter 8, Malichus commanded a body of Jews with Pitholaus, and they joined the captains around Marcus Antonius during the fighting near Jerusalem, where Alexander (son of Aristobulus) was defeated. By Book I, Chapter 11, Malichus was at enmity with Antipater and sought to raise the nation in revolt from the Romans, depose Hyrcanus, and take the crown for himself; Cassius also hated him.
Antipater saved Malichus from Marcus, then president of Syria, when Marcus resolved to kill him for his attempts at innovation. Malichus later arranged Antipater’s poisoning by bribing one of the king’s cup-bearers, and Antipater died at a feast.
Relationship record
Life events
- Alexander was defeated near Jerusalem, losing six thousand men and retreating to Alexandrium.(Book I, Chapter 8 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- With: Alexander (son of Aristobulus) Gabinius Marcus Antonius Antipater Pitholaus
- “But when he was come near to Jerusalem, he was forced to fight, and lost six thousand men in the battle; three thousand of which fell down dead, and three thousand were taken alive; so he fled with the remainder to Alexandrium.”
- Malichus arranged Antipater’s poisoning, and Antipater died at a feast.(Book I, Chapter 11)
- With: Antipater
- “he corrupted one of the king's cup-bearers with money to give a poisoned potion to Antipater; so he became a sacrifice to Malichus's wickedness, and died at a feast.”
Book I, Chapter 8
- with Antipater (Malichus commanded a separate body of Jews associated with Antipater's forces.) “and another body of Jews under the command of Malichus and Pitholaus, these joined themselves to those captains that were about Marcus Antonius,”
- with Pitholaus (Malichus and Pitholaus jointly commanded a body of Jews.) “another body of Jews under the command of Malichus and Pitholaus”
Book I, Chapter 11
- enemies with Antipater “and among them he required one Malichus, who was at enmity with him, to do his part also, which necessity forced him to do.”
- enemies with Cassius “he did himself bewail the murder of his father in his letters to Cassius, who, on other accounts, also hated Malichus.”
- enemies with Marcus “Thus was he preserved again by Antipater, who dissuaded Marcus, the then president of Syria, from his resolution of killing Malichus, on account of his attempts for innovation.”
- enemies with Hyrcanus (unresolved ch011) “for he hoped that he should raise the nation to a revolt from the Romans, while Cassius was busy about the war against Antony, and that he should easily depose Hyrcanus, and get the crown for himself.”
- with Antipater (Antipater saved Malichus from ruin.) “but Antipater prevented the ruin of this man, and of the other cities, and got into Cassius's favor by bringing in a hundred talents immediately.”
- with Marcus (Marcus had resolved to kill Malichus.) “Thus was he preserved again by Antipater, who dissuaded Marcus, the then president of Syria, from his resolution of killing Malichus, on account of his attempts for innovation.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.