Elthemus

Family: Arabian · Role: general · First appears: Book I, Chapter 19

Life events

Herod dismantled the Arabians' fortification, forcing their disordered army into battle.(Book I, Chapter 19 · 📍 Philadelphia)
- With: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “so Herod came upon them, and pulled their fortification to pieces, by which means they were compelled to come out to fight, which they did in disorder, and so that the horsemen and foot-men were mixed together.”
Herod's siege took thousands prisoner and killed thousands more, prompting Arabia to choose him as ruler.(Book I, Chapter 19 · 📍 Philadelphia)
- With: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “till in five days' time four thousand of them were put into bonds; and on the sixth day the multitude that were left despaired of saving themselves, and came out to fight: with these Herod fought, and slew again about seven thousand, insomuch that he punished Arabia so severely, and so far extinguished the spirits of the men, that he was chosen by the nation for their ruler.”

enemies with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) (Elthemus commanded the opposing Arabian army attacked by Herod.) “But as none of them came out of their camp, for they were in a terrible fright, and their general, Elthemus, was not able to say a word for fear,--so Herod came upon them, and pulled their fortification to pieces, by which means they were compelled to come out to fight”

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.