Eurycles

Role: Lacedemonian · First appears: Book I, Chapter 26

Eurycles was a Lacedemonian who became a friend and one of the most intimate friends of Herod, as the king and those around him held the Spartan in high regard. He was principally hired by Antipater; a little afterward, Eurycles accepted his payment and betrayed Alexander by reporting fabricated accusations against him.

Upon this, Eurycles accused Alexander and Aristobulus before Herod, alleging that they plotted against their father, and undertook to bring them to their graves. At Cappadocia, he falsely claimed to be an old acquaintance of Archelaus and obtained money by pretending that he had reconciled Herod and Alexander.

In Greece, Eurycles was twice accused before Augustus of filling Achaia with sedition and plundering its cities, and “so he was sent into banishment.”

Relationship record

Life events

• Eurycles accepted Antipater's payment and betrayed Alexander by reporting fabricated accusations against him.(Book I, Chapter 26 · 📍 Judea)
  • With: Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) Alexander (son of Herod)
  • “But he was principally hired by Antipater, and so betrayed Alexander”
• Eurycles accused Alexander and Aristobulus before Herod, alleging they plotted against their father.(Book I, Chapter 26)
  • With: Alexander (son of Herod) Aristobulus (son of Herod) Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
  • “at length undertook the work of bringing Alexander and Aristobulus to their graves, and accused them before their father.”
• Eurycles deceived Archelaus into paying him by falsely claiming he had reconciled Herod and Alexander.(Book I, Chapter 26 · 📍 Cappadocia)
  • With: Archelaus (king of Cappadocia)
  • “there he got money of Archelaus, having the impudence to pretend that he had reconciled Herod to Alexander.”
• Eurycles was banished after Caesar heard accusations that he had incited sedition and plundered cities.(Book I, Chapter 26 · 📍 Greece)
  • With: Augustus
  • “and so he was sent into banishment.”

Book I, Chapter 26

• friends with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “and thereby became one of his most intimate friends; for both the king and all that were about him had a great regard for this Spartan, on account of his country.”
• employer: Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) “But he was principally hired by Antipater, and so betrayed Alexander”
• with Alexander (son of Herod) (interaction) “But he was principally hired by Antipater, and so betrayed Alexander”
• with Aristobulus (son of Herod) (interaction) “He also, by a bait that he laid for him, procured Aristobulus to say the same things.”
• with Augustus (Caesar banished Eurycles) “Accordingly, he was twice accused before Caesar, that he had filled Achaia with sedition, and had plundered its cities; and so he was sent into banishment.”
• with Archelaus (king of Cappadocia) (interaction) “and falsely claimed to be an old acquaintance of Archelaus”
• enemies with Alexander (son of Herod) “and at length undertook the work of bringing Alexander and Aristobulus to their graves, and accused them before their father.”
• enemies with Aristobulus (son of Herod) “and at length undertook the work of bringing Alexander and Aristobulus to their graves, and accused them before their father.”

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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.