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servants　with　him；　and　met　him　upon　the　road；　while　he　well　knew
Izates；　but　Izates　did　not　know　him。　When　Artabanus　stood　near
him；　and；　in　the　first　place；　worshipped　him；　according　to　the
custom；　he　then　said　to　him；　〃O　king！　do　not　thou　overlook　me　thy
servant；　nor　do　thou　proudly　reject　the　suit　I　make　thee；　for　as
I　am　reduced　to　a　low　estate；　by　the　change　of　fortune；　and　of　a
king　am　become　a　private　man；　I　stand　in　need　of　thy　assistance。
Have　regard；　therefore；　unto　the　uncertainty　of　fortune；　and
esteem　the　care　thou　shalt　take　of　me　to　he　taken　of　thyself
also；　for　if　I　be　neglected；　and　my　subjects　go　off　unpunished；
many　other　subjects　will　become　the　more　insolent　towards　other
kings　also。〃　And　this　speech　Artabanus　made　with　tears　in　his
eyes；　and　with　a　dejected　countenance。　Now　as　soon　as　Izates
heard　Artabanus's　name；　and　saw　him　stand　as　a　supplicant　before
him；　he　leaped　down　from　his　horse　immediately；　and　said　to　him；
〃Take　courage；　O　king！　nor　be　disturbed　at　thy　present　calamity；
as　if　it　were　incurable；　for　the　change　of　thy　sad　condition
shall　be　sudden；　for　thou　shalt　find　me　to　be　more　thy　friend　and
thy　assistant　than　thy　hopes　can　promise　thee；　for　I　will　either
re…establish　thee　in　the　kingdom　of　Parthia；　or　lose　my　own。〃

2。　When　he　had　said　this；　he　set　Artabanus　upon　his　horse；　and
followed　him　on　foot；　in　honor　of　a　king　whom　he　owned　as　greater
than　himself；　which；　when　Artabanus　saw；　he　was　very　uneasy　at
it；　and　sware　by　his　present　fortune　and　honor　that　he　would　get
down　from　his　horse；　unless　Izates　would　get　upon　his　horse
again；　and　go　before　him。　So　he　complied　with　his　desire；　and
leaped　upon　his　horse；　and　when　he　had　brought　him　to　his　royal
palace；　he　showed　him　all　sorts　of　respect　when　they　sat
together；　and　he　gave　him　the　upper　place　at　festivals　also；　as
regarding　not　his　present　fortune；　but　his　former　dignity；　and
that　upon　this　consideration　also；　that　the　changes　of　fortune
are　common　to　all　men。　He　also　wrote　to　the　Parthians；　to
persuade　them　to　receive　Artabanus　again；　and　gave　them　his　right
hand　and　his　faith；　that　he　should　forget　what　was　past　and　done；
and　that　he　would　undertake　for　this　as　a　mediator　between　them。
Now　the　Parthians　did　not　themselves　refuse　to　receive　him　again；
but　pleaded　that　it　was　not　now　in　their　power　so　to　do；　because
they　had　committed　the　government　to　another　person；　who　had
accepted　of　it；　and　whose　name　was　Cinnamus；　and　that　they　were
afraid　lest　a　civil　war　should　arise　on　this　account。　When
Cinnamus　understood　their　intentions；　he　wrote　to　Artabanus
himself；　for　he　had　been　brought　up　by　him；　and　was　of　a　nature
good　and　gentle　also；　and　desired　him　to　put　confidence　in　him；
and　to　come　and　take　his　own　dominions　again。　Accordingly；
Artabanus　trusted　him；　and　returned　home；　when　Cinnamus　met　him；
worshipped　him；　and　saluted　him　as　a　king；　and　took　the　diadem
off　his　own　head；　and　put　it　on　the　head　of　Artabanus。

3。　And　thus　was　Artahanus　restored　to　his　kingdom　again　by　the
means　of　Izates；　when　he　had　lost　it　by　the　means　of　the　grandees
of　the　kingdom。　Nor　was　he　unmindful　of　the　benefits　he　had
conferred　upon　him；　but　rewarded　him　with　such　honors　as　were　of
the　greatest　esteem　among　them；　for　he　gave　him　leave　to　wear　his
tiara　upright；　（6）　and　to　sleep　upon　a　golden　bed；　which　are
privileges　and　marks　of　honor　peculiar　to　the　kings　of　Parthia。
He　also　cut　off　a　large　and　fruitful　country　from　the　king　of
Armenia；　and　bestowed　it　upon　him。　The　name　of　the　country　is
Nisibis；　wherein　the　Macedonians　had　formerly　built　that　city
which　they　called　Antioch　of　Mygodonla。　And　these　were　the　honors
that　were　paid　Izates　by　the　king　of　the　Parthians。

4。　But　in　no　long　time　Artabanus　died；　and　left　his　kingdom　to
his　son　Bardanes。　Now　this　Bardanes　came　to　Izates；　and　would
have　persuaded　him　to　join　him　with　his　army；　and　to　assist　him
in　the　war　he　was　preparing　to　make　with　the　Romans；　but　he　could
not　prevail　with　him。　For　Izates　so　well　knew　the　strength　and
good　fortune　of　the　Romans；　that　he　took　Bardanes　to　attempt　what
was　impossible　to　be　done；　and　having　besides　sent　his　sons；　five
in　number；　and　they　but　young　also；　to　learn　accurately　the
language　of　our　nation；　together　with　our　learning；　as　well　as　he
had　sent　his　mother　to　worship　at　our　temple；　as　I　have　said
already；　was　the　more　backward　to　a　compliance；　and　restrained
Bardanes；　telling　him　perpetually　of　the　great　armies　and　famous
actions　of　the　Romans；　and　thought　thereby　to　terrify　him；　and
desired　thereby　to　hinder　him　from　that　expedition。　But　the
Parthian　king　was　provoked　at　this　his　behavior；　and　denounced
war　immediately　against　Izates。　Yet　did　he　gain　no　advantage　by
this　war；　because　God　cut　off　all　his　hopes　therein；　for　the
Parthians　perceiving　Bardanes's　intentions；　and　how　he　had
determined　to　make　war　with　the　Romans；　slew　him；　and　gave　his
kingdom　to　his　brother　Gotarzes。　He　also；　in　no　long　time；
perished　by　a　plot　made　against　him；　and　Vologases；　his　brother；
succeeded　him；　who　committed　two　of　his　provinces　to　two　of　his
brothers　by　the　same　father；　that　of　the　Medes　to　the　elder；
Pacorus；　and　Armenia　to　the　younger；　Tiridates。

CHAPTER　4。

How　Izates　Was　Betrayed　By　His　Own　Subjects；　And　Fought　Against
By　The　Arabians　And　How　Izates；　By　The　Providence　Of　God；　Was
Delivered　Out　Of　Their　Hands。

1。　Now　when　the　king's　brother；　Monobazus；　and　his　other　kindred；
saw　how　Izates；　by　his　piety　to　God；　was　become　greatly　esteemed
by　all　men；　they　also　had　a　desire　to　leave　the　religion　of　their
country；　and　to　embrace　the　customs　of　the　Jews；　but　that　act　of
theirs　was　discovered　by　Izates's　subjects。　Whereupon　the
grandees　were　much　displeased；　and　could　not　contain　their　anger
at　them；　but　had　an　intention；　when　they　should　find　a　proper
opportunity；　to　inflict　a　punishment　upon　them。　Accordingly；　they
wrote　to　Abia；　king　of　the　Arabians；　and　promised　him　great　sums
of　money；　if　he　would　make　an　expedition　against　their　king；　and
they　further　promised　him；　that；　on　the　first　onset；　they　would
desert　their　king；　because　they　were　desirous　to　punish　him；　by
reason　of　the　hatred　he　had　to　their　religious　worship；　then　they
obliged　themselves；　by　oaths；　to　be　faithful　to　each　other；　and
desired　that　he　would　make　haste　in　this　design。　The　king　of
Arabia　complied　with　their　desires；　and　brought　a　great　army　into
the　field；　and　marched　against　Izates；　and；　in　the　beginning　of
the　first　onset；　and　before　they　came　to　a　close　fight；　those
Handees；　as　if　they　had　a　panic　terror　upon　them；　all　deserted
Izates；　as　they　had　agreed　to　do；　and；　turning　their　backs　upon
their　enemies；　ran　away。　Yet　was　not　Izates　dismayed　at　this；　but
when　he　understood　that　the　grandees　had　betrayed　him；　he　also
retired　into　his　camp；　and　made　inquiry　into　the　matter；　and　as
soon　as　he　knew　who　they　were　that　made　this　conspiracy　with　the
king　of　Arabia；　he　cut　off　those　that　were　found　guilty；　and
renewing　the　fight　on　the　next　day；　he　slew　the　greatest　part　of
his　enemies；　and　forced　all　the　rest　to　betake　themselves　to
flight。　He　also　pursued　their　king；　and　drove　him　into　a　fortress
called　Arsamus；　and　following　on　the　siege　vigorously；　he　took
that　fortress。　And　when　he　had　plundered　it　of　all　the　prey　that
was　in　it；　which　was　not　small；　he　returned　to　Adiabene；　yet　did
not　he　take　Abia　alive；　because；　when　he　found　himself
encompassed　on　every　side；　he　slew　himself。

2。　But　although　the　grandees　of　Adiabene　had　failed　in　their
first　attempt；　as　being　delivered　up　by　God　into　their　king's
hands；　yet　would　they　not　even　then　be　quiet；　but　wrote　again　to
Vologases；　who　was　then　king　of　Parthia；　and　desired　that　he
would　kill　Izates；　and　set　over　them　some　other　potentate；　who
should　be　of　a　Parthian　family；　for　they　said　that　they　hated
their　own　king　for　abrogating　the　laws　of　their　forefathers；　and
embracing　foreign　customs。　When　the　king　of　Parthia　heard　this；
he　boldly　made　war　upon　Izates；　and　as　he　had　no　just　pretense
for　this　war；　he　sent　to　him；　and　demanded　back　those　honorable
privileges　which　had　been　bestowed　on　him　by　his　father；　and
threatened；　on　his　refusal；　to　make　war　upon　him。　Upon　hearing　of
this；　Izates　was　under　no　small　trouble　of　mind；　as　thinking　it
would　be　a　reproach　upon　him　to　appear　to　resign　those　privileges
that　had　been　bestowed　upon　him　out　of　cowardice；　yet　because　he
knew；　that　though　the　king　of　Parthia　should　receive　back　those
honors；　yet　would　he　not　be　quiet；　he　resolved　to　commit　himself
to　God；　his　Protector；　in　the　present　danger　he　was　in　of　his
life；　and　as　he　esteemed　him　to　be　his　principal　assistant；　he
intrusted　his　children　and　his　wives　to　a　very　strong　fortress；
and　laid　up　his　corn　in　his　citadels；　and　set　the　hay　and　the
grass　on　fire。　And　when　he　had　thus　put　things　in　order；　as　well
as　he　could；　he　awaited　the　coming　of　the　enemy。　And　when　the
king　of　Parthia　was　come；　with　a　great　army　of　footmen　and
horsemen；　which　he　did　sooner　than　was　expected；　（for　he　marched
in　great　haste；）　and　had　cast　up　a　bank　at　the　river　that　parted
Adiabene　from　Media；　…　Izates　also　pitched　his　camp　not　far　off；
having　with　him　six　thousand　horsemen。　But　there　came　a　messenger
to　Izates；　sent　by　the　king　of　Parthia；　who　told　him　how　large
his　dominions　were；　as　reaching　from　the　river　Euphrates　to
Bactria；　and　enumerated　that　king's　subjects；　he　also　threatened
him　that　he　should　be　punished；　as　a　person　ungrateful　to　his
lords；　and　said　that　the　God　whom　he　worshipped　could　not　deliver
him　out　of　the　king's　hands。　When　the　messenger　had　delivered
this　his　message；　Izates　replied　that　he　knew　the　king　of
Parthia's　power　was　much　greater　than　his　own；　but　that　he　knew
also　that　God　was　much　more　powerful　than　all　men。　And　when　he
had　returned　him　this　answer；　he　betook　himself　to　make
supplication　to　God；　and　threw　himself　upon　the　ground；　and　put
ashes　upon　his　head；　in　testimony　of　his　confusion；　and　fasted；
together　with　his　wives　and　children。　（7）　Then　he　called　upon
God；　and　said；　〃O　Lord　and　Governor；　if　I　have　not　in　vain
committed　myself　to　thy　goodness；　but　have　justly　determin