[Sidenote:  Jos.  Jew.  War, I, 8:6] Not long after Aristobulus became the cause of new disturbances by fleeing from Rome.  He again assembled many of the Jews who were desirous of a change and those who were devoted to him of old; and when he had taken Alexandrium in the first place, he attempted to build a wall about it.  But the Romans followed him, and when it came to battle, Aristobulus’s party for a long time fought bravely, but at last they were overcome by the Romans and of them five thousand fell.  Aristobulus was again carried to Rome by Gabinius.

[Sidenote:  Jos.  Jew.  War, I, 8:7] Now when Gabinius set out to make war against the Parthians, Antipater furnished him with money and weapons and corn and auxiliaries, but during Gabinius’s absence the other parts of Syria were in insurrection, and Alexander, the son of Aristobulus, stirred the Jews again to revolt.  But at the battle fought near Mount Tabor ten thousand of them were slain and the rest of the multitude scattered in flight.  So Gabinius came to Jerusalem and settled the government as Antipater desired.

[Sidenote:  Jos.  Jew.  War, I, 8:8] Now this Antipater married a wife of an eminent family among the Arabians, whose name was Cypros.  And she bore him four sons, Phasaelus and Herod, who was afterward king, and besides these Joseph and Pheroras.  And he had a daughter by the name of Salome.

[Sidenote:  Jos.  Jew.  War, I, 9:1] But after the flight of Pompey and of the senate beyond Ionian Sea, Caesar gained possession of Rome and of the Empire and released Aristobulus from his bonds.  He also intrusted two legions to him and sent him in haste into Syria, hoping that by his efforts he would easily conquer that country and the territory adjoining Judea.  But he was poisoned by Pompey’s sympathizers.

[Sidenote:  Jos.  Jew.  War, I, 9:3a, c, 4a, c, 5a] Now after Pompey died, Antipater changed sides and cultivated a friendship with Caesar.  And when Mithridates of Pergamus with the force he led against Egypt was shut out from the roads about Pelusium and was forced to stay at Ascalon, Antipater persuaded the Arabians among whom he had lived to assist him and came himself at the head of three thousand armed Jews.  He also urged the men of power in Syria to come to his assistance.  In the attack on Pelusium Antipater distinguished himself pre-eminently, for he pulled down that part of the wall which was opposite him and leaped first of all into the city with the men who were about him.  Thus was Pelusium taken.  Moreover, as he was marching on, those Jews who inhabited the district called Onias stopped him, but Antipater not only persuaded them not to hinder but also to supply provisions for their army.  Thereupon in the Delta Antipater fell upon those who pursued Mithridates and slew many of them and pursued the rest till he captured their camp, while he lost no more than eighty of his own men.  Thereupon Caesar encouraged Antipater to undertake other hazardous enterprises for him by giving him great commendations and hopes of reward.  In all these enterprises Antipater showed himself a most venturesome warrior, and he had many wounds almost all over his body as proofs of his courage.