ce of Arsaces. Artabanus complied with the offer that was made him,
and came to them with an army. So Vonones met him; and at first the
multitude of the Parthians stood on this side, and he put his army in
array; but Artabanus was beaten, and fled to the mountains of Media.
Yet did he a little after gather a great army together, and fought with
Vonones, and beat him; whereupon Vonones fled away on horseback, with
a few of his attendants about him, to Seleucia [upon Tigris]. So when
Artabanus had slain a great number, and this after he had gotten the
victory by reason of the very great dismay the barbarians were in, he
retired to Ctesiphon with a great number of his people; and so he now
reigned over the Parthians. But Vonones fled away to Armenia; and as
soon as he came thither, he had an inclination to have the government of
the country given him, and sent ambassadors to Rome [for that purpose].
But because Tiberius refused it him, and because he wanted courage, and
because the Parthian king threatened him, and sent ambassadors to him to
denounce war against him if he proceeded, and because he had no way to
take to regain any other kingdom, [for the people of authority among the
Armenians about Niphates joined themselves to Artabanus,] he delivered
up himself to Silanus, the president of Syria, who, out of regard to his
education at Rome, kept him in Syria, while Artabanus gave Armenia to
Orodes, one of his own sons.

5. At this time died Antiochus, the king of Commagene; whereupon the
multitude contended with the nobility, and both sent ambassadors to
[Rome]; for the men of power were desirous that their form of government
might be changed into that of a [Roman] province; as were the multitude
desirous to be under kings, as their fathers had been. So the senate
made a decree that Germanicus should be sent to settle the affairs of
the East, fortune hereby taking a proper opportunity for depriving him
of his life; for when he had been in the East, and settled all affairs
there, his life was taken away by the poison which Piso gave him, as
hath been related elsewhere. [7]

CHAPTER 3. Sedition Of The Jews Against Pontius Pilate. Concerning
Christ, And What Befell Paulina And The Jews At Rome.

1. But now Pilate, the procurator of Judea, removed the army from
Cesarea to Jerusalem, to take their winter quarters there, in order to
abolish the Jewish laws. So he introduced Caesar's effigies, which
were upon the ensi