The Death of Antipater and Herod’s Revenge
Antipater’s Death and Herod’s Revenge
When war was declared on Cassius and Brutus by the young Caesar [i.e., Octavian] and Antony, Cassius and Murcus raised an army in Syria, and, seeing great potential in his enlistment to their cause, appointed Herod for the interim superintendent of the whole of Syria with a force of infantry and cavalry at his…
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