The Cradle of Christianity Or Some Account of the Times of Christ
The Cradle of Christianity Or Some Account of the Times of Christ
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But, shortly afterwards, Herod manages to have him drowned while bathing, himself protesting loudly and making great profession of grief at this intentional " accident. " (35) Herod's family now begin to plot and scheme against him, the arch-intriguers being Alexandra the mother of Mariamne, and Herod's sister Salome, the latter poisoning Herod's mind with doubts as to Mariamne's fidelity to him, his wife to whom he seems to have been really attached. In spite of Alexandra's machinations and Cl...eopatra's demands, Herod retains Antony's favour ; and he also successfully prosecutes a war against the Kincf of Arabia, 24 THE CRADLE OF CHRISTIANITY In 31 was fought the battle of Actium, in which Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra. Matters might now have gone ill for Herod ; but his power and reputation, together with his skill and daring, induced Octavian to retain him as the ally of Rome and confirm him in his Idngdom. His domestic troubles increased more and more ; in 29 he executed Mariamne, on a false charge of trying to poison him.
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But, shortly afterwards, Herod manages to have him drowned while bathing, himself protesting loudly and making great profession of grief at this intentional " accident. " (35) Herod's family now begin to plot and scheme against him, the arch-intriguers being Alexandra the mother of Mariamne, and Herod's sister Salome, the latter poisoning Herod's mind with doubts as to Mariamne's fidelity to him, his wife to whom he seems to have been really attached. In spite of Alexandra's machinations and Cl...eopatra's demands, Herod retains Antony's favour ; and he also successfully prosecutes a war against the Kincf of Arabia, 24 THE CRADLE OF CHRISTIANITY In 31 was fought the battle of Actium, in which Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra. Matters might now have gone ill for Herod ; but his power and reputation, together with his skill and daring, induced Octavian to retain him as the ally of Rome and confirm him in his Idngdom. His domestic troubles increased more and more ; in 29 he executed Mariamne, on a false charge of trying to poison him.
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