of his own behavior
under it, but by the reproaches he laid upon Lupus, who fell into tears;
for when Lupus laid his garment aside, and complained of the cold [14]
he said, that cold was never hurtful to Lupus [i.e. a wolf] And as a
great many men went along with them to see the sight, when Cherea came
to the place, he asked the soldier who was to be their executioner,
whether this office was what he was used to, or whether this was the
first time of his using his sword in that manner, and desired him to
bring him that very sword with which he himself slew Caius. [15] So he
was happily killed at one stroke. But Lupus did not meet with such good
fortune in going out of the world, since he was timorous, and had many
blows leveled at his neck, because he did not stretch it out boldly [as
he ought to have done].
6. Now, a few days after this, as the Parental solemnities were just at
hand, the Roman multitude made their usual oblations to their several
ghosts, and put portions into the fire in honor of Cherea, and besought
him to be merciful to them, and not continue his anger against them for
their ingratitude. And this was the end of the life that Cherea came to.
But for Sabinus, although Claudius not only set him at liberty, but gave
him leave to retain his former command in the army, yet did he think
it would be unjust in him to fail of performing his obligations to his
fellow confederates; so he fell upon his sword, and killed himself, the
wound reaching up to the very hilt of the sword.
CHAPTER 5. How Claudius Restored To Agrippa His Grandfathers Kingdoms
And Augmented His Dominions; And How He Published An Edict In Behalf.
1. Now when Claudius had taken out of the way all those soldiers whom he
suspected, which he did immediately, he published an edict, and therein
confirmed that kingdom to Agrippa which Caius had given him, and therein
commended the king highly. He also made all addition to it of all that
country over which Herod, who was his grandfather, had reigned, that is,
Judea and Samaria; and this he restored to him as due to his family.
But for Abila [16] of Lysanias, and all that lay at Mount Libanus, he
bestowed them upon him, as out of his own territories. He also made
a league with this Agrippa, confirmed by oaths, in the middle of the
forum, in the city of Rome: he also took away from Antiochus that
kingdom which he was possessed of, but gave him a certain part of
Cilicia and Commagena: he
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