ius's sentence was to inflict death
on such as had been so impiously undutiful to their father; and the
greatest part of the rest said the same, insomuch that the conclusion
seemed to be, that the young men were condemned to die. Immediately
after this Herod came away from thence, and took his sons to Tyre, where
Nicolaus met him in his voyage from Rome; of whom he inquired, after he
had related to him what had passed at Berytus, what his sentiments were
about his sons, and what his friends at Rome thought of that matter. His
answer was, "That what they had determined to do to thee was impious,
and that thou oughtest to keep them in prison; and if thou thinkest any
thing further necessary, thou mayst indeed so punish them, that thou
mayst not appear to indulge thy anger more than to govern thyself by
judgment; but if thou inclinest to the milder side, thou mayst absolve
them, lest perhaps thy misfortunes be rendered incurable; and this is
the opinion of the greatest part of thy friends at Rome also." Whereupon
Herod was silent, and in great thoughtfulness, and bid Nicolaus sail
along with him.

4. Now as they came to Cesarea, every body was there talking of
Herod's sons, and the kingdom was in suspense, and the people in great
expectation of what would become of them; for a terrible fear seized
upon all men, lest the ancient disorders of the family should come to a
sad conclusion, and they were in great trouble about their sufferings;
nor was it without danger to say any rash thing about this matter, nor
even to hear another saying it, but men's pity was forced to be shut up
in themselves, which rendered the excess of their sorrow very irksome,
but very silent yet was there an old soldier of Herod's, whose name was
Tero, who had a son of the same age with Alexander, and his friend, who
was so very free as openly to speak out what others silently thought
about that matter; and was forced to cry out often among the multitude,
and said, in the most unguarded manner, that truth was perished, and
justice taken away from men, while lies and ill-will prevailed, and
brought such a mist before public affairs, that the offenders were not
able to see the greatest mischiefs that can befall men. And as he was so
bold, he seemed not to have kept himself out of danger, by speaking so
freely; but the reasonableness of what he said moved men to regard him
as having behaved himself with great manhood, and this at a proper time
also, for