Silo
Family: Roman · Role: military commander · First appears: Book I, Chapter 15
In Book I, Chapter 15, at Jerusalem, Antigonus cultivated a good understanding with Silo while hoping the Parthians would return to assist him. Ventidius, having accepted Antigonus’s money, withdrew most of his forces but left Silo with some of them; meanwhile, Dellius persuaded both Silo and Ventidius to bring Herod into his kingdom. Herod then gained Silo’s soldiers and many supporters from Jerusalem, “from a dread of his power.”
When Silo’s acceptance of bribes was exposed, he tried to withdraw the army from the siege by having soldiers complain that they lacked necessities. Antigonus also bribed him to let part of the army be received at Lydda as a compliment to Antony. By Book III, Chapter 10, Vespasian had sent Silo and Antonius with two thousand archers, charging them to seize the mountain opposite the city and repel those on the wall.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ventidius accepted Antigonus's money and withdrew most forces, leaving Silo behind.(Book I, Chapter 15 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- With: Ventidius Antigonus (son of Aristobulus)
- “but in reality to get money of Antigonus; and when he had pitched his camp very near to Jerusalem, as soon as he had got money enough, he went away with the greatest part of his forces; yet still did he leave Silo with some part of them”
- Herod gained Silo's soldiers and many Jerusalem supporters.(Book I, Chapter 15 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- With: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “where the soldiers that were with Silo joined themselves to his own, as did many out of the city, from a dread of his power.”
- Silo's acceptance of bribes was exposed, prompting him to attempt withdrawing the army from the siege.(Book I, Chapter 15 · 📍 Jerusalem)
- “And here it was that Silo discovered he had taken bribes; for he set many of the soldiers to clamor about their want of necessaries”
- Antigonus bribed Silo to receive part of his army at Lydda, honoring Antony.(Book I, Chapter 15 · 📍 Lydda)
- With: Antigonus (son of Aristobulus) Antony
- “Antigonus also by bribes obtained of Silo to let a part of his army be received at Lydda, as a compliment to Antonius.”
Book I, Chapter 15
- with Antigonus (son of Aristobulus) (Antigonus cultivated an understanding with Silo.) “Antigonus hoped that the Parthians would come again to his assistance, and therefore cultivated a good understanding with Silo in the mean time”
- with Dellius (Dellius persuaded Silo to support Herod.) “both whom Dellius, 22 a person sent by Antony, persuaded to bring Herod [into his kingdom]”
- with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) (Silo assisted Herod.) “wherein he was assisted by Ventidius and Silo, both whom Dellius, 22 a person sent by Antony, persuaded to bring Herod [into his kingdom]”
- with Ventidius (interaction) “he went away with the greatest part of his forces; yet still did he leave Silo with some part of them”
Book I, Chapter 16
- with Ventidius (interaction) “while Ventidius called for Silo and Herod to come to the war against the Parthians, but ordered them first to settle the affairs of Judea;”
- with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) (interaction) “so Herod willingly dismissed Silo to go to Ventidius, but he made an expedition himself against those that lay in the caves.”
Book III, Chapter 10
- employer: Vespasian “Vespasian had also sent both Antonius and Silo, with two thousand archers, and had given it them in charge to seize upon the mountain that was over against the city, and repel those that were upon the wall;”
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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.