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‘ans; and having fecured his family he embarked for Rhodes,  difcovered, and he exercifed the moft brutal revenge on all the 
where Auguftus at that time was. He appeared before the — parties. concerned in it. He next built Samaria, which be 
‘mafter of the Roman world in all the regal ornaments, except-__ named Sebatle, and adorned it with the-moft fumptuous edi- 
ing his diadem, and with a noble confidence related the faith- © fices, and for his fecurity he built feveral fortreffes throughout 
"ful fervices he had performed for his benefactor Antony, the whole of Judea, of which the principal was called Crefatea, 
concluding that he was ready to transfer the fame gratitude in honouroftheemperor. In his own palace, near the temple 
to anew patron, from whom he fhould hold his crown and - of Jerufalem, he lavifhed the moft coitly materials and curi- 
©. 
defence, and replaced the diadem on the head of Herod, dittance from the capital, by the beauty of its fituation and 
“perable averfion of Mariamne, whom at length he brou ht for Syria. © acquire popularity among the Jews, and to 
fie exhibit an attachment to their religion, he undertook the vait 
after to have enjoyed a tranquil hou n th y toher a alf. During the progrefs of this work he vifited Rome, 
éxecution fhe was a vile mother Alexandra, and brought b tis fons, who had ttained to man’s 
who, to make her peace with the tyrant, accufed her own eftate. ‘Thefe at length confpired againft their father’s per- 
daughter, at the moment when confolation, rather than un- fon and government, and w , convicted, and executed. 
ought, however, to be obferved, 
built his fortune upon the ruins of her family, that he had who was no friend to Herod, 
ed from them OW 
d by his father’s orders, and charged with treafon- 
‘ ge being qv ea “1. {cience; preying upon a broken conititutiou, threw — 
aaa pati the memory of ins evil.adts ni -_ =p ad one gf a0 maid ied A eran difeafe, which has bees 
g her into hi if willing to forget that fhe was pie ; : J 
‘loge amung he ig Atty he oul fom “nen wth he molt leans sro he 
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_the fight of men, and on his return from folitude, which was ne ee a enalor excited te the zealots, who were. 
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: king, put to death. iS . we re 
‘and employed himfelf in projects, of regal magnificence. - flain “ ‘sachets clanplateas his Kingdom to his Lon 
He built at Jerufalem a ftately theatre and amphitheatre, in cies © pi i h tetrarchies to his two other fons. Herod, on 
which he cel : our of Auguttus, to the | Archelaus, with tet | tiie 
gre Ween af ov cestigs Jesmar wis titeovered: Ges- «hid ying bed had age gona of the penis mpm md 
: file p ‘ofanation in the theatrical ortaeheati and fpeétacles. - that could be rate ee ad Camano eA he cia as 
: ie uit B? it is faid, gave them fo much offence a panel. iin, Ge to Jericho, and caufed them to be ia 
ete eee had fet his th in honouro tt a Aen et ftrigt, to 
ge and in commemoration of his victories, but which the Jews ee hip} , or + goa aa pee 
oe Np berded as images devoted to the purpofes of idol worthip. a sateen Site ae 
: ES For this and other acts of the king au oft ferious con (Cc = may sein : 
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