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Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 107 (search)
NOW Alexander left the kingdom to Alexandra his wife, and depended
upon it that the Jews would now very readily submit to her, because she
had been very averse to such cruelty as he had treated them with, and had
opposed his violation of their laws, and had thereby got the good-will
of the people. Nor was he mistaken as to his expectations; for this woman
kept the dominion, by the opinion that the people had of her piety; for
she chiefly studied the ancient customs of her country, and cast those
men out of the government that offended against their holy laws. And as
she had two sons by Alexander, she made Hyrcanus the elder high priest,
on account of his age, as also, besides that, on account of his inactive
temper, no way disposing him to disturb the public. But she retained the
younger, Aristobulus, with her as a private person, by reason of the warmth
of his temper.
Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews (ed. William Whiston, A.M.), Book I, section 110 (search)
And now the Pharisees joined themselves to her, to assist her in
the government. These are a certain sect of the Jews that appear more religious
than others, and seem to interpret the laws more accurately. low Alexandra
hearkened to them to an extraordinary degree, as being herself a woman
of great piety towards God. But these Pharisees artfully insinuated themselves
into her favor by little and little, and became themselves the real administrators
of the public affairs: they banished and reduc olving men, not for declaring
actions lawful or unlawful, as some more modern Jews and Christians vainly
pretend.
and, to say all at once, they had the enjoyment of the royal authority,
whilst the expenses and the difficulties of it belonged to Alexandra. She
was a sagacious woman in the management of great affairs, and intent always
upon gathering soldiers together; so that she increased the army the one
half, and procured a great body of foreign troops, till her own nation
became not only ver