ther two, Areram and Eleazar. Tholomy also, the
arch robber, was, after some time, brought to him bound, and slain, but
not till he had done a world of mischief to Idumea and the Arabians. And
indeed, from that time, Judea was cleared of robberies by the care and
providence of Fadus. He also at this time sent for the high priests
and the principal citizens of Jerusalem, and this at the command of the
emperor, and admonished them that they should lay up the long garment
and the sacred vestment, which it is customary for nobody but the high
priest to wear, in the tower of Antonia, that it might be under the
power of the Romans, as it had been formerly. Now the Jews durst not
contradict what he had said, but desired Fadus, however, and Longinus,
[which last was come to Jerusalem, and had brought a great army with
him, out of a fear that the [rigid] injunctions of Fadus should force
the Jews to rebel,] that they might, in the first place, have leave to
send ambassadors to Caesar, to petition him that they may have the holy
vestments under their own power; and that, in the next place, they
would tarry till they knew what answer Claudius would give to that their
request. So they replied, that they would give them leave to send their
ambassadors, provided they would give them their sons as pledges [for
their peaceable behavior]. And when they had agreed so to do, and
had given them the pledges they desired, the ambassadors were sent
accordingly. But when, upon their coming to Rome, Agrippa, junior, the
son of the deceased, understood the reason why they came, [for he dwelt
with Claudius Caesar, as we said before,] he besought Caesar to grant
the Jews their request about the holy vestments, and to send a message
to Fadus accordingly.

2. Hereupon Claudius called for the ambassadors; and told them that he
granted their request; and bade them to return their thanks to Agrippa
for this favor, which had been bestowed on them upon his entreaty. And
besides these answers of his, he sent the following letter by them:
"Claudius Caesar Germanicus, tribune of the people the fifth time,
and designed consul the fourth time, and imperator the tenth time, the
father of his country, to the magistrates, senate, and people, and the
whole nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting. Upon the presentation of
your ambassadors to me by Agrippa, my friend, whom I have brought up,
and have now with me, and who is a person of very great piety, who are
come t