e to
his friends at Rome, and bid them to send to Herod, that he would
immediately send Antipater to Caesar; which when it was done, Herod sent
Antipater thither, and sent most noble presents along with him; as also
his testament, wherein Antipater was appointed to be his successor; and
that if Antipater should die first, his son [Herod Philip] by the high
priest's daughter should succeed. And, together with Antipater, there
went to Rome Sylleus the Arabian, although he had done nothing of all
that Caesar had enjoined him. Antipater also accused him of the same
crimes of which he had been formerly accused by Herod. Sylleus was also
accused by Aretas, that without his consent he had slain many of the
chief of the Arabians at Petra; and particularly Soemus, a man that
deserved to be honored by all men; and that he had slain Fabatus, a
servant of Caesar. These were the things of which Sylleus was accused,
and that on the occasion following: There was one Corinthus, belonging
to Herod, of the guards of the king's body, and one who was greatly
trusted by him. Sylleus had persuaded this man with the offer of a great
sum of money to kill Herod; and he had promised to do it. When Fabatus
had been made acquainted with this, for Sylleus had himself told him of
it, he informed the king of it; who caught Corinthus, and put him to the
torture, and thereby got out of him the whole conspiracy. He also caught
two other Arabians, who were discovered by Corinthus; the one the head
of a tribe, and the other a friend to Sylleus, who both were by the king
brought to the torture, and confessed that they were come to encourage
Corinthus not to fail of doing what he had undertaken to do; and to
assist him with their own hands in the murder, if need should require
their assistance. So Saturninns, upon Herod's discovering the whole to
him, sent them to Rome.

3. At this time Herod commanded Pheroras, that since he was so obstinate
in his affection for his wife, he should retire into his own tetrarchy;
which he did very willingly, and sware many oaths that he would not
come again till he heard that Herod was dead. And indeed when, upon a
sickness of the king, he was desired to come to him before he died, that
he might intrust him with some of his injunctions, he had such a regard
to his oath, that he would not come to him; yet did not Herod so retain
his hatred to Pheroras, but remitted of his purpose [not to see him],
which he before had, and th