Acme
Family: Roman · Role: maid-servant of Julia · First appears: Book I, Chapter 32
In Book I, Chapter 32, Acme was a maid-servant of Julia, Caesar’s wife. Antipater forged a letter accusing Salome and corrupted Acme into sending it to Herod; her confession revealed that “Antipater had forged this letter, and had corrupted Acme, and persuaded her to send it to Herod.”
In Book I, Chapter 33, at Rome, Augustus ordered Acme’s execution and condemned Antipater to die, though he permitted Herod to banish him instead.
Relationship record
Life events
- Acme's confession revealed that Antipater forged the letter accusing Salome and arranged its delivery to Herod.(Book I, Chapter 32)
- With: Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) Salome (sister of Herod) Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “Antipater had forged this letter, and had corrupted Acme, and persuaded her to send it to Herod.”
- Caesar ordered Acme’s execution and condemned Antipater to die, while permitting banishment instead.(Book I, Chapter 33 · 📍 Rome)
- With: Augustus Antipater (son of Herod and Doris)
- “Acme was put to death at Caesar's command, and that Antipater was condemned to die; however, they wrote withal, that if Herod had a mind rather to banish him, Caesar permitted him so to do.”
Book I, Chapter 32
- with Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) (interaction) “Antipater had forged this letter, and had corrupted Acme, and persuaded her to send it to Herod.”
- employer: Julia (Julia is identified as Acme's mistress/employer.) “from a maid-servant of Julia, [Caesar's wife,] whose name was Acme.”
Book I, Chapter 33
- with Augustus (Caesar ordered Acme's execution.) “whereby information was given that Acme was put to death at Caesar's command, and that Antipater was condemned to die;”
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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.