The Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus: A Biographical Investigation

has been consulted here as well, as is proven by a reworking that became necessary because of
the expansion. In the War, Herod received the thanks and the support of Antony due to the fact
that he distinguished himself during the assault on Samosata by his outstanding courage and
in this way assisted the Romans most vigorously (322). In contrast to this, Ant. 440 ff. has Herod
distinguish himself already on the march to Antony to such an extent that Antony, who heard
about this, [206] honoured Herod on account of these achievements (446). Then, when
Samosata had indeed fallen, the Antiquities, which had anticipated the honours, could do
nothing else other than attach Antony’s order to Sossius to support Herod (447) from the later
contents of War 327, so that another acknowledgement of Herod would [result] from this.
The additional source [Nebenquelle] used here is characterized once again by precise
knowledge about the twists of fate in Herod’s life [Lebensschicksale], his movements during the
march, etc.; its sympathies lie with Herod, in short, it is the same trend that we have already
had to identify frequently and whose origin will lie in Herod’s memoirs. As regards the factual
relationship of this additional source [Nebenquelle] to Nicolaus, in his more succinct
presentation the latter obviously transferred the merits, which Herod in truth acquired for
himself during the march, to the time directly before the assault; for it is obvious that Nicolaus
with his thought πολλοὺς μὲν τῶν βαρβάρων ἀποκτείνας, πολλὴν δὲ ἀποτεμόμεvος λείαν has
alluded to that very incident, which the additional source [Nebenquelle] Ant 440 ff. has
recounted more thoroughly and correctly. So it is then definite once again that the War has not
condensed, rather the Antiquities has expanded.
This relationship between the two writings, which we have now proven in countless
cases, also exists in that very segment, which Destinon (page 15), who thought he could prove
the opposite, wished to present as particularly instructive for his interpretation: now
supported by the Romans again, Herod, who wishes to conquer Judaea, assembles 800 allies in
Lebanon, – so reads War 329 – draws a Roman legion to himself in that location and marches
into Galilee with these [troops]. In contrast to this, Ant 452 mentions Ptolemais in addition as
one of their destinations. At first glance, this certainly seems to represent an element of a
common source, which has been better preserved in the Antiquities; but one must not consider
this discrepancy in isolation; on the contrary, it also forms an element of the systematic
reworking of the entire passage. The War builds its report upon the idea that Herod turned
against his brother’s murderers in the greatest haste: When he receives the news of his
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