Achiabus
Family: Herodian · Role: first cousin of Herod · First appears: Book I, Chapter 33
In Book I, Chapter 33, Achiabus was Herod’s first cousin and stopped him by taking his hand and preventing him from acting. By Book II, Chapter 4, they were enemies: in Idumea, Achiabus fought Herod’s veteran soldiers from strongly fortified positions, avoiding a direct battle in the plains.
In Book II, Chapter 5, Achiabus advised the armed rebels to surrender to Varus before fighting began. Varus then forgave the multitude their offenses.
Relationship record
Life events
- Achiabus fought the rebellious veterans from fortified positions.(Book II, Chapter 4 · 📍 Idumea)
- With: Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros)
- “against whom Achiabus, the king's first cousin, fought, and that out of some of the places that were the most strongly fortified;”
- Achiabus advised the armed rebels to surrender, and Varus forgave the multitude.(Book II, Chapter 5 · 📍 Idumea)
- With: Varus
- “but these, by the advice of Achiabus, delivered themselves up to him before it came to a battle. Then did Varus forgive the multitude their offenses”
Book I, Chapter 33
- cousins with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “but Achiabus, his first cousin, came running to him, and held his hand, and hindered him from so doing;”
Book II, Chapter 4
- cousins with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “And indeed in Idumea two thousand of Herod's veteran soldiers got together, and armed and fought against those of the king's party; against whom Achiabus, the king's first cousin, fought, and that out of some of the places that were the most strongly fortified; but so as to avoid a direct conflict with them in the plains.”
- enemies with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “And indeed in Idumea two thousand of Herod's veteran soldiers got together, and armed and fought against those of the king's party; against whom Achiabus, the king's first cousin, fought, and that out of some of the places that were the most strongly fortified; but so as to avoid a direct conflict with them in the plains.”
Book II, Chapter 5
- with Varus (Achiabus advised the rebels to surrender to Varus.) “but these, by the advice of Achiabus, delivered themselves up to him before it came to a battle.”
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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.