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