Eurycles a present of fifty talents; who, when he had gotten them, went
to Archclaus, king of Cappadocia, and commended Alexander before him,
and told him that he had been many ways of advantage to him, in making
a reconciliation between him and his father. So he got money from him
also, and went away, before his pernicious practices were found out;
but when Eurycles was returned to Lacedemon, he did not leave off doing
mischief; and so, for his many acts of injustice, he was banished from
his own country.

2. But as for the king of the Jews, he was not now in the temper he was
in formerly towards Alexander and Aristobulus, when he had been content
with the hearing their calumnies when others told him of them; but he
was now come to that pass as to hate them himself, and to urge men to
speak against them, though they did not do it of themselves. He also
observed all that was said, and put questions, and gave ear to every one
that would but speak, if they could but say any thing against them,
till at length he heard that Euaratus of Cos was a conspirator with
Alexander; which thing to Herod was the most agreeable and sweetest news
imaginable.

3. But still a greater misfortune came upon the young men; while the
calumnies against them were continually increased, and, as a man may
say, one would think it was every one's endeavor to lay some grievous
thing to their charge, which might appear to be for the king's
preservation. There were two guards of Herod's body, who were in great
esteem for their strength and tallness, Jucundus and Tyrannus; these men
had been cast off by Herod, who was displeased at them; these now used
to ride along with Alexander, and for their skill in their exercises
were in great esteem with him, and had some gold and other gifts
bestowed on them. Now the king having an immediate suspicion of those
men, had them tortured, who endured the torture courageously for a long
time; but at last confessed that Alexander would have persuaded them to
kill Herod, when he was in pursuit of the wild beasts, that it might be
said he fell from his horse, and was run through with his own spear,
for that he had once such a misfortune formerly. They also showed where
there was money hidden in the stable under ground; and these convicted
the king's chief hunter, that he had given the young men the royal
hunting spears and weapons to Alexander's dependents, at Alexander's
command.

4. After these, the commander of t