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took　the　kingdom；　and　I　have　now　given　an　account　of　them；　it　now
remains　that　I　relate　the　several　hard　fortunes　which　befell
Agrippa；　and　how　he　got　clear　of　them；　and　was　advanced　to　the
greatest　height　of　dignity　and　power。

CHAPTER　6。

Of　The　Navigation　Of　King　Agrippa　To　Rome；　To　Tiberius　Caesar；
And　Now　Upon　His　Being　Accused　By　His　Own　Freed…Man；　He　Was
Bound；　How　Also　He；　Was　Set　At　Liberty　By　Caius；　After　Tiberius's
Death　And　Was　Made　King　Of　The　Tetrarchy　Of　Philip。

1。　A　Little　before　the　death　of　Herod　the　king；　Agrippa　lived　at
Rome；　and　was　generally　brought　up　and　conversed　with　Drusus；　the
emperor　Tiberius's　son；　and　contracted　a　friendship　with　Antonia；
the　wife　of　Drusus　the　Great；　who　had　his　mother　Bernice　in　great
esteem；　and　was　very　desirous　of　advancing　her　son。　Now　as
Agrippa　was　by　nature　magnanimous　and　generous　in　the　presents　he
made；　while　his　mother　was　alive；　this　inclination　of　his　mind
did　not　appear；　that　he　might　be　able　to　avoid　her　anger　for　such
his　extravagance；　but　when　Bernice　was　dead；　and　he　was　left　to
his　own　conduct；　he　spent　a　great　deal　extravagantly　in　his　daily
way　of　living；　and　a　great　deal　in　the　immoderate　presents　he
made；　and　those　chiefly　among　Caesar's　freed…men；　in　order　to
gain　their　assistance；　insomuch　that　he　was；　in　a　little　time；
reduced　to　poverty；　and　could　not　live　at　Rome　any　longer。
Tiberius　also　forbade　the　friends　of　his　deceased　son　to　come
into　his　sight；　because　on　seeing　them　he　should　be　put　in　mind
of　his　son；　and　his　grief　would　thereby　be　revived。

2。　For　these　reasons　he　went　away　from　Rome；　and　sailed　to　Judea；
but　in　evil　circumstances；　being　dejected　with　the　loss　of　that
money　which　he　once　had；　and　because　he　had　not　wherewithal　to
pay　his　creditors；　who　were　many　in　number；　and　such　as　gave　him
no　room　for　escaping　them。　Whereupon　he　knew　not　what　to　do；　so；
for　shame　of　his　present　condition；　he　retired　to　a　certain
tower；　at　Malatha；　in　Idumea；　and　had　thoughts　of　killing
himself；　but　his　wife　Cypros　perceived　his　intentions；　and　tried
all　sorts　of　methods　to　divert　him　from　his　taking　such　a　course；
so　she　sent　a　letter　to　his　sister　Herodias；　who　was　now　the　wife
of　Herod　the　tetrarch；　and　let　her　know　Agrippa's　present　design；
and　what　necessity　it　was　which　drove　him　thereto；　and　desired
her；　as　a　kinswoman　of　his；　to　give　him　her　help；　and　to　engage
her　husband　to　do　the　same；　since　she　saw　how　she　alleviated
these　her　husband's　troubles　all　she　could；　although　she　had　not
the　like　wealth　to　do　it　withal。　So　they　sent　for　him；　and
allotted　him　Tiberias　for　his　habitation；　and　appointed　him　some
income　of　money　for　his　maintenance；　and　made　him　a　magistrate　of
that　city；　by　way　of　honor　to　him。　Yet　did　not　Herod　long
continue　in　that　resolution　of　supporting　him；　though　even　that
support　was　not　sufficient　for　him；　for　as　once　they　were　at　a
feast　at　Tyre；　and　in　their　cups；　and　reproaches　were　cast　upon
one　another；　Agrippa　thought　that　was　not　to　be　borne；　while
Herod　hit　him　in　the　teeth　with　his　poverty；　and　with　his　owing
his　necessary　food　to　him。　So　he　went　to　Flaccus；　one　that　had
been　consul；　and　had　been　a　very　great　friend　to　him　at　Rome
formerly；　and　was　now　president　of　Syria。

3。　Hereupon　Flaccus　received　him　kindly；　and　he　lived　with　him。
Flaccus　had　also　with　him　there　Aristobulus；　who　was　indeed
Agrippa's　brother；　but　was　at　variance　with　him；　yet　did　not
their　enmity　to　one　another　hinder　the　friendship　of　Flaccus　to
them　both；　but　still　they　were　honorably　treated　by　him。　However；
Aristobulus　did　not　abate　of　his　ill…will　to　Agrippa；　till　at
length　he　brought　him　into　ill　terms　with　Flaccus；　the　occasion
of　bringing　on　which　estrangement　was　this：　The　Damascens　were　at
difference　with　the　Sidonians　about　their　limits；　and　when
Flaccus　was　about　to　hear　the　cause　between　them；　they　understood
that　Agrippa　had　a　mighty　influence　upon　him；　so　they　desired
that　he　would　be　of　their　side；　and　for　that　favor　promised　him　a
great　deal　of　money；　so　he　was　zealous　in　assisting　the　Damascens
as　far　as　he　was　able。　Now　Aristobulus　had　gotten　intelligence　of
this　promise　of　money　to　him；　and　accused　him　to　Flaccus　of　the
same；　and　when；　upon　a　thorough　examination　of　the　matter；　it
appeared　plainly　so　to　be；　he　rejected　Agrippa　out　of　the　number
of　his　friends。　So　he　was　reduced　to　the　utmost　necessity；　and
came　to　Ptolemais；　and　because　he　knew　not　where　else　to　get　a
livelihood；　he　thought　to　sail　to　Italy；　but　as　he　was　restrained
from　so　doing　by　want　of　money；　he　desired　Marsyas；　who　was　his
freed…man；　to　find　some　method　for　procuring　him　so　much　as　he
wanted　for　that　purpose；　by　borrowing　such　a　sum　of　some　person
or　other。　So　Marsyas　desired　of　Peter；　who　was　the　freed…man　of
Bernice；　Agrippa's　mother；　and　by　the　right　of　her　testament　was
bequeathed　to　Antonia；　to　lend　so　much　upon　Agrippa's　own　bond
and　security；　but　he　accused　Agrippa　of　having　defrauded　him　of
certain　sums　of　money；　and　so　obliged　Marsyas；　when　he　made　the
bond　of　twenty　thousand　Attic　drachmae；　to　accept　of　twenty…five
hundred　drachma　as　（18）　less　than　what　he　desired；　which　the
other　allowed　of；　because　he　could　not　help　it。　Upon　the　receipt
of　this　money；　Agrippa　came　to　Anthedon；　and　took　shipping；　and
was　going　to　set　sail；　but　Herennius　Capito；　who　was　the
procurator　of　Jamhis；　sent　a　band　of　soldiers　to　demand　of　him
three　hundred　thousand　drachmae　of　silver；　which　were　by　him
owing　to　Caesar's　treasury　while　he　was　at　Rome；　and　so　forced
him　to　stay。　He　then　pretended　that　he　would　do　as　he　bid　him；
but　when　night　came　on；　he　cut　his　cables；　and　went　off；　and
sailed　to　Alexandria；　where　he　desired　Alexander　the　alabarch
（19）　to　lend　him　two　hundred　thousand　drachmae；　but　he　said　he
would　not　lend　it　to　him；　but　would　not　refuse　it　to　Cypros；　as
greatly　astonished　at　her　affection　to　her　husband；　and　at　the
other　instances　of　her　virtue；　so　she　undertook　to　repay　it。
Accordingly；　Alexander　paid　them　five　talents　at　Alexandria；　and
promised　to　pay　them　the　rest　of　that　sum　at　Dicearchia
＇Puteoli＇；　and　this　he　did　out　of　the　fear　he　was　in　that　Agrippa
would　soon　spend　it。　So　this　Cypros　set　her　husband　free；　and
dismissed　him　to　go　on　with　his　navigation　to　Italy；　while　she
and　her　children　departed　for　Judea。

4。　And　now　Agrippa　was　come　to　Puteoli；　whence　he　wrote　a　letter
to　Tiberius　Caesar；　who　then　lived　at　Capreae；　and　told　him　that
he　was　come　so　far　in　order　to　wait　on　him；　and　to　pay　him　a
visit；　and　desired　that　he　would　give　him　leave　to　come　over　to
Caprein：　so　Tiberius　made　no　difficulty；　but　wrote　to　him　in　an
obliging　way　in　other　respects；　and　withal　told　him　he　was　glad
of　his　safe　return；　and　desired　him　to　come　to　Capreae；　and　when
he　was　come；　he　did　not　fail　to　treat　him　as　kindly　as　he　had
promised　him　in　his　letter　to　do。　But　the　next　day　came　a　letter
to　Caesar　from　Herennius　Capito；　to　inform　him　that　Agrippa　had
borrowed　three　hundred　thousand　drachmae；　and　not　pad　it　at　the
time　appointed；　but　when　it　was　demanded　of　him；　he　ran　away　like
a　fugitive；　out　of　the　places　under　his　government；　and　put　it
out　of　his　power　to　get　the　money　of　him。　When　Caesar　had　read
this　letter；　he　was　much　troubled　at　it；　and　gave　order　that
Agrippa　should　be　excluded　from　his　presence　until　he　had　paid
that　debt：　upon　which　he　was　no　way　daunted　at　Caesar's　anger；
but　entreated　Antonia；　the　mother　of　Germanicus；　and　of　Claudius；
who　was　afterward　Caesar　himself；　to　lend　him　those　three　hundred
thousand　drachmae；　that　he　might　not　be　deprived　of　Tiberius's
friendship；　so；　out　of　regard　to　the　memory　of　Bernice　his
mother；　（for　those　two　women　were　very　familiar　with　one
another；）　and　out　of　regard　to　his　and　Claudius's　education
together；　she　lent　him　the　money；　and；　upon　the　payment　of　this
debt；　there　was　nothing　to　hinder　Tiberius's　friendship　to　him。
After　this；　Tiberius　Caesar　recommended　to　him　his　grandson；　（20）
and　ordered　that　he　should　always　accompany　him　when　he　went
abroad。　But　upon　Agrippa's　kind　reception　by　Antonia；　he　betook
him　to　pay　his　respects　to　Caius；　who　was　her　grandson；　and　in
very　high　reputation　by　reason　of　the　good…will　they　bare　his
father。　Now　there　was　one　Thallus；　a　freed…man　of　Caesar；　of　whom
he　borrowed　a　million　of　drachmae；　and　thence　repaid　Antonia　the
debt　he　owed　her；　and　by　sending　the　overplus　in　paying　his　court
to　Caius；　became　a　person　of　great　authority　with　him。

5。　Now　as　the　friendship　which　Agrippa　had　for　Caius　was　come　to
a　great　height；　there　happened　some　words　to　pass　between　them；
as　they　once　were　in　a　chariot　together；　concerning　Tiberius；
Agrippa　praying　＇to　God＇　（for　they　two　sat　by　themselves）　that
Tiberius　might　soon　go　off　the　stage；　and　leave　the　government　to
Caius；　who　was　in　every　respect　more　worthy　of　it。　Now　Eutychus；
who　was　Agrippa's　freed…man；　and　drove　his　chariot；　heard　these
words；　and　at　that　time　said　nothing　of　them；　but　when　Agrippa
accused　him　of　stealing　some　garments　of　his；　（which　was
certainly　true；）　he　ran　away　from　him；　but　when　he　was　caught；
and　brought　before　Piso；　who　was　governor　of　the　city；　and　the
man　was　asked　why　he　ran　away；　be　replied；　that　he　had　somewhat
to　say　to　Caesar；　that　tended　to　his　security　and　preservation：
so　Piso　bound　him；　and　sent　him　to　Capreae。　But　Tiberius；
according　to　his　usual　custom；　kept　him　still　in　bonds；　being　a
delayer　of　affairs；　if　ever　there　was　any　other　king　or　tyrant
that　was　so；　for　he　did　not　admit　ambassadors　quickly；　and　no
successors　were　despatched　away　to　governors　or　procurators　of
the　provinces　that　had　been　formerly　sent；　unless　they　were　dead；
whence　it　was　that　he　was　so　negligent　in　hearing　the　causes　of
prisoners；　insomuch　that　when　he　was　asked　by　his　friends　what
was　the　reason　of　his　delay　in　such　cases；　he　said　that　he
delayed　to　hear　ambassadors；　lest；　upon　their　quick　dismission；
other　ambassadors　should　be　appointed；　and　return　upon　him；　and
so　he　should　bring　trouble　upon　himself　in　their　public　reception
and　dismission：　that　he　permitted　those　governors　who　had　been
sent　once　to　their　government　＇to　stay　there　a　long　while＇；　out
of　regard　to　the　subjects　that　were　under　them；　for　that　all
governors　are　naturally　disposed　to　get　as　much　as　they　can；　and
that　those　who　are　not　to　fix　there；　but　to　stay　a　short　time；
and　that　at　an　uncertainty　when　they　shall　be　turned　out；　do　the
more　severely　hurry　themselves　on　to　fleece　the　people；　but　that
if　their　government　be　long　continued　to　them；　they　are　at　last
satiated　with　the　spoils；　as　having　gotten　a　vast　deal；　and　so
become　at　length　less　sharp　in　their　pillaging；　but　that　if
successors　are　sent　quickly；　the　poor　subjects；　who　are　exposed
to　them　as　a　prey；　will　not　be　able　to　bear　the　new　ones；　while
they　shall　not　have　the　same　time　allowed　them　wherein　their
predecessors　had　filled　themselves；　and　so　grew　more　unconcerned
about　getting　more；　and　this　because　they　are　removed　before　they
have　had　time　＇for　their　oppressions＇。　He　gave　them　an　example　to
show　his　meaning：　A　great　number　of　flies　came　about　the　sore
places　of　a　man　that　had　been　wounded；　upon　which　one