and had him poisoned. With his armed men he was able to keep the city quiet.
When Herod and Phasael heard of the plot against their father and were indignant at it, Malichus, as on the former occasion, denied any part in it, and professed that he had not been murdered. Such was the end of Antipater, a man pre-eminent for his piety, justice and patriotism. Of the two sons, Herod at once resolved to lead his army against Malichus and avenge his father; Phasael, the elder, preferred to defeat him by resort to craft, for fear they should seem guilty of provoking civil war. So he accepted Malichus' defence, feigning belief in his innocence in the matter of Antipater's death, and arranged a splendid funeral for his father.—Ant. XIV. 11. 4 (280-284). (14) Antony makes Herod and Phasael Tetrarchs of Judæa
See the Historical Atlas of Smith and Bartholomew, Map 41.
42 B.C.
c. 41 B.C.
After the death of Cassius at Philippi, the victors departed,
Cæsar going to Italy, Antony to Asia. Embassies
from the various states waited upon Antony in Bithynia,
and among them came the Jewish leaders, who accused
Phasael and Herod of usurping the government and
leaving to Hyrcanus merely titular honours. Herod
thereupon appeared and by large bribes so wrought
upon Antony that he refused his adversaries a hearing.
So for the time being these enemies were dispersed.
But on a later occasion a hundred Jewish officials
approached Antony, now a slave to his passion for
Cleopatra, at Daphne beside Antioch, and, putting forward
the most eminent and eloquent of their number,
laid accusations against the brothers. The defence
was undertaken by Messala, Hyrcanus supporting him
