ed Sea, and who were of great service to him there.
When therefore his affairs were thus improved, and were again in a
flourishing condition, he built himself a palace in the upper city,
raising the rooms to a very great height, and adorning them with the
most costly furniture of gold, and marble scats, and beds; and these
were so large that they could contain very many companies of men. These
apartments were also of distinct magnitudes, and had particular names
given them; for one apartment was called Caesar's, another Agrippa's.
He also fell in love again, and married another wife, not suffering his
reason to hinder him from living as he pleased. The occasion of this his
marriage was as follows: There was one Simon, a citizen of Jerusalem,
the son of one Boethus, a citizen of Alexandria, and a priest of great
note there; this man had a daughter, who was esteemed the most beautiful
woman of that time; and when the people of Jerusalem began to speak much
in her commendation, it happened that Herod was much affected with what
was said of her; and when he saw the damsel, he was smitten with her
beauty, yet did he entirely reject the thoughts of using his authority
to abuse her, as believing, what was the truth, that by so doing he
should be stigmatized for violence and tyranny; so he thought it best to
take the damsel to wife. And while Simon was of a dignity too inferior
to be allied to him, but still too considerable to be despised, he
governed his inclinations after the most prudent manner, by augmenting
the dignity of the family, and making them more honorable; so he
immediately deprived Jesus, the son of Phabet, of the high priesthood,
and conferred that dignity on Simon, and so joined in affinity with him
[by marrying his daughter].

4. When this wedding was over, he built another citadel in that
place where he had conquered file Jews when he was driven out of his
government, and Antigonus enjoyed it. This citadel is distant from
Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. It was strong by nature, and
fit for such a building. It is a sort of a moderate hill, raised to a
further height by the hand of man, till it was of the shape of a woman's
breast. It is encompassed with circular towers, and hath a strait ascent
up to it, which ascent is composed of steps of polished stones, in
number two hundred. Within it are royal and very rich apartments, of
a structure that provided both for security and for beauty. About the
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