From the Taking of Jerusalem by Antiochus Epiphanes to the Death of Herod the Great - Flavius Josephus

3. When Caesar heard this, he declared Hyrcanus to be the most worthy
of the high priesthood, and gave leave to Antipater to choose what authority
he pleased; but he left the determination of such dignity to him that bestowed
the dignity upon him; so he was constituted procurator of all Judea, and
obtained leave, moreover, to rebuild (1) those walls of his country that had
been thrown down. These honorary grants Caesar sent orders to have
engraved in the Capitol, that they might stand there as indications of his own
justice, and of the virtue of Antipater. 4. But as soon as Antipater had
conducted Caesar out of Syria he returned to Judea, and the first thing he did
was to rebuild that wall of his own country [Jerusalem] which Pompey had
overthrown, and then to go over the country, and to quiet the tumults that
were therein; where he partly threatened, and partly advised, every one, and
told them that in case they would submit to Hyrcanus, they would live
happily and peaceably, and enjoy what they possessed, and that with
universal peace and quietness; but that in case they hearkened to such as had
some frigid hopes by raising new troubles to get themselves some gain, they
should then find him to be their lord instead of their procurator; and find
Hyrcanus to be a tyrant instead of a king; and both the Romans and Caesar to
be their enemies, instead of rulers; for that they would not suffer him to be
removed from the government, whom they had made their governor. And, at
the same time that he said this, he settled the affairs of the country by
himself, because he saw that Hyrcanus was inactive, and not fit to manage
the affairs of the kingdom. So he constituted his eldest son, Phasaelus,
governor of Jerusalem, and of the parts about it; he also sent his next son,
Herod, who was very young, (2) with equal authority into Galilee.
5. Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for
his active spirit to work upon. As therefore he found that Hezekias, the head
of the robbers, ran over the neighboring parts of Syria with a great band of
men, he caught him and slew him, and many more of the robbers with him;
which exploit was chiefly grateful to the Syrians, insomuch that hymns were
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