Bathyllus

Role: freed-man · First appears: Book I, Chapter 31

Life events

Bathyllus supplies a second poison intended for Pheroras and his wife to kill Herod.(Book I, Chapter 31)
- With: Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) Pheroras Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “This man came, and brought another deadly potion, the poison of asps, and the juices of other serpents, that if the first potion did not do the business, Pheroras and his wife might be armed with this also to destroy the king.”
Bathyllus exposes Antipater’s forged letters accusing Archelaus and Philip.(Book I, Chapter 31)
- With: Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) Archelaus (son of Herod and Malthace) Philip (son of Herod and Cleopatra of Jerusalem)
- “He brought also an addition to Antipater's insolent attempt against his father, which was the letters which he wrote against his brethren, Archelaus and Philip, which were the king's sons, and educated at Rome, being yet youths, but of generous dispositions.”

with Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) (Bathyllus was Antipater's freed-man.) “for indeed he was no other than his freed-man.”
with Antipater (son of Herod and Doris) (Bathyllus served as an accuser or witness against Antipater.) “Bathyllus came under examination, in order to convict Antipater”

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