Hyrcanus (unresolved ch011)

Also known as: Hyrcanus · Family: Jewish · Role: ruler of Judea · First appears: Book I, Chapter 11

Book I, Chapter 11

enemies with Malichus (Jewish commander) “for he hoped that he should raise the nation to a revolt from the Romans, while Cassius was busy about the war against Antony, and that he should easily depose Hyrcanus, and get the crown for himself.”
with Antipater (Antipater recovered and preserved the government for Hyrcanus.) “He was a man in other respects active in the management of affairs, and one that recovered the government to Hyrcanus, and preserved it in his hands.”
with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) (Herod invited Hyrcanus to supper as part of the action against Malichus.) “But fate laughed at the hopes he had; for Herod foresaw what he was so zealous about, and invited both Hyrcanus and him to supper; but calling one of the principal servants that stood by him to him, he sent him out, as though it were to get things ready for supper, but in reality to give notice beforehand about the plot that was laid against him; accordingly they called to mind what orders Cassius had given them, and went out of the city with their swords in their hands upon the sea-shore, where they encompassed Malichus round about, and killed him with many wounds.”

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