d himself after a more secure manner, and resolved to
encompass the multitude every way, lest such innovations should end in
an open rebellion.

5. Since, therefore, he had now the city fortified by the palace in
which he lived, and by the temple which had a strong fortress by it,
called Antonia, and was rebuilt by himself, he contrived to make Samaria
a fortress for himself also against all the people, and called it
Sebaste, supposing that this place would be a strong hold against the
country, not inferior to the former. So he fortified that place, which
was a day's journey distant from Jerusalem, and which would be useful
to him in common, to keep both the country and the city in awe. He
also built another fortress for the whole nation; it was of old called
Strato's Tower, but was by him named Cesarea. Moreover, he chose out
some select horsemen, and placed them ill the great plain; and built
[for them] a place in Galilee, called Gaba with Hesebonitis, in Perea.
And these were the places which he particularly built, while he always
was inventing somewhat further for his own security, and encompassing
the whole nation with guards, that they might by no means get from under
his power, nor fall into tumults, which they did continually upon any
small commotion; and that if they did make any commotions, he might know
of it, while some of his spies might be upon them from the neighborhood,
and might both be able to know what they were attempting, and to prevent
it. And when he went about building the wall of Samaria, he contrived to
bring thither many of those that had been assisting to him in his wars,
and many of the people in that neighborhood also, whom he made fellow
citizens with the rest. This he did out of an ambitious desire of
building a temple, and out of a desire to make the city more eminent
than it had been before; but principally because he contrived that
it might at once be for his own security, and a monument of his
magnificence. He also changed its name, and called it Sebaste. Moreover,
he parted the adjoining country, which was excellent in its kind, among
the inhabitants of Samaria, that they might be in a happy condition,
upon their first coming to inhabit. Besides all which, he encompassed
the city with a wall of great strength, and made use of the acclivity of
the place for making its fortifications stronger; nor was the compass
of the place made now so small as it had been before, but was such as
ren