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Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 62 (search)
However, at another time, when Antiochus was gone upon an expedition
against the Medes, and so gave Hyrcanus an opportunity of being revenged
upon him, he immediately made an attack upon the cities of Syria, as thinking,
what proved to be the case with them, that he should find them empty of
god troops. So he took Medaba and Samea, with the towns in their neighborhood,
as also Shechem, and Gerizzim; and besides these, [he subdued] the nation
of the Cutheans, who dwelt round about that temple which was built in imitation
of the temple at Jerusalem; he also took a great many other cities of Idumea,
with Adoreon and Marissa.
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 113 (search)
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 123 (search)
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 131 (search)
When Hyrcanus and Antipater were thus deprived of their hopes from
the Arabians, they transferred the same to their adversaries; and because
Pompey had passed through Syria, and was come to Damascus, they fled to
him for assistance; and, without any bribes, they made the same equitable
pleas that they had used to Aretas, and besought him to hate the violent
behavior of Aristobulus, and to bestow the kingdom on him to whom it justly
belonged, both on account of his good character and on account of his superiority
in age. However, neither was Aristobulus wanting to himself in this case,
as relying on the bribes that Scaurus had received: he was also there himself,
and adorned himself after a manner the most agreeable to royalty that he
was able. But he soon thought it beneath him to come in such a servile
manner, and could not endure to serve his own ends in a way so much more
abject than he was used to; so he departed from Diospolis.
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 155 (search)
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 160 (search)
But as for Alexander, that son of Aristobulus who ran away from Pompey,
in some time he got a considerable band of men together, and lay heavy
upon Hyrcanus, and overran Judea, and was likely to overturn him quickly;
and indeed he had come to Jerusalem, and had ventured to rebuild its wall
that was thrown down by Pompey, had not Gabinius, who was sent as successor
to Scaurus into Syria, showed his bravery, as in many other points, so
in making an expedition against Alexander; who, as he was afraid that he
would attack him, so he got together a large army, composed of ten thousand
armed footmen, and fifteen hundred horsemen. He also built walls about
proper places; Alexandrium, and Hyrcanium, and Machorus, that lay upon
the mountains of Arabia.
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 175 (search)
But now as Gabinius was marching to the war against the Parthians,
he was hindered by Ptolemy, whom, upon his return from Euphrates, he brought
back into Egypt, making use of Hyrcanus and Antipater to provide every
thing that was necessary for this expedition; for Antipater furnished him
with money, and weapons, and corn, and auxiliaries; he also prevailed with
the Jews that were there, and guarded the avenues at Pelusium, to let them
pass. But now, upon Gabinius's absence, the other part of Syria was in
motion, and Alexander, the son of Aristobulus, brought the Jews to revolt
again. Accordingly, he got together a very great army, and set about killing
all the Romans that were in the country; hereupon Gabinius was afraid,
(for he was come back already out of Egypt, and obliged to come back quickly
by these tumults,) and sent Antipater, who prevailed with some of the revolters
to be quiet. However, thirty thousand still continued with Alexander, who
was himself eager to fight also; acc
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 179 (search)
In the mean time, Crassus came as successor to Gabinius in Syria.
He took away all the rest of the gold belonging to the temple of Jerusalem,
in order to furnish himself for his expedition against the Parthians. He
also took away the two thousand talents which Pompey had not touched; but
when he had passed over Euphrates, he perished himself, and his army with
him; concerning which affairs this is not a proper time to speak [more
largely].
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 180 (search)
But now Cassius, after Crassus, put a stop to the Parthians, who
were marching in order to enter Syria. Cassius had fled into that province,
and when he had taken possession of the same, he made a hasty march into
Judea; and, upon his taking Taricheae, he carried thirty thousand Jews
into slavery. He also slew Pitholaus, who had supported the seditious followers
of Aristobulus; and it was Antipater who advised him so to do. Now this
Antipater married a wife of an eminent family among the Arabisus, whose
name was Cypros, and had four sons born to him by her, Phasaelus and Herod,
who was afterwards king, and, besides these, Joseph and Pheroras; and he
had a daughter whose name was Salome. Now as he made himself friends among
the men of power every where, by the kind offices he did them, and the
hospitable manner that he treated them; so did he contract the greatest
friendship with the king of Arabia, by marrying his relation; insomuch
that when he made war with Aristobulus, he sent and
Flavius Josephus, The Life of Flavius Josephus (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), section 24 (search)
But, upon his coming and fighting, he was beaten, and a great many
of those that were with him fell. And this disgrace which Gessius [with
Cestius] received, became the calamity of our whole nation; for those that
were fond of the war were so far elevated with this success, that they
had hopes of finally conquering the Romans. Of which war another occasion
was ministered; which was this: - Those that dwelt in the neighboring cities
of Syria seized upon such Jews as dwelt among them, with their wives and
children, and slew them, when they had not the least occasion of complaint
against them; for they did neither attempt any innovation or revolt from
the Romans, nor had they given any marks of hatred or treacherous designs
towards the Syrians. But what was done by the inhabitants of Scythopolis
was the most impious and most highly criminal of all; See
Jewish War, B. II. ch. 18. sect. 3.
for when the Jews their enemies came upon them from without, they forced
the Jews that were among the