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the privileges of any city whatsoever�察  �while this fine fellow�察�who is willing to partake of such a   privilege himself as he is forbidden to make use of�察�endeavors   by calumnies to deprive those of it that have justly received   it�察�for Alexander did not therefore get some of our nation to   Alexandria�察�because he wanted inhabitants for this his city�察�on   whose building he had bestowed so much pains�察�but this was   given to our people as a reward�察�because he had�察�upon a   careful trial�察�found them all to have been men of virtue and   fidelity to him�察�for�察�as Hecateus says concerning us�察   �Alexander honored our nation to such a degree�察�that�察�for the   equity and the fidelity which the Jews exhibited to him�察�he   permitted them to hold the country of Samaria free from   tribute。 Of the same mind also was Ptolemy the son of Lagus�察  �as to those Jews who dwelt at Alexandria。; For he intrusted   the fortresses of Egypt into their hands�察�as believing they   would keep them faithfully and valiantly for him�察�and when   he was desirous to secure the government of Cyrene�察�and the   other cities of Libya�察�to himself�察�he sent a party of Jews to   inhabit in them。 And for his successor Ptolemy�察�who was   called Philadelphus�察�he did not only set all those of our   nation free who were captives under him�察�but did frequently   give money ��for their ransom�В察�and�察�what was his greatest   work of all�察�he had a great desire of knowing our laws�察�and of   obtaining the books of our sacred Scriptures�察�accordingly�察�he   desired that such men might be sent him as might interpret   our law to him�察�and�察�in order to have them well compiled�察�he   committed that care to no ordinary persons�察�but ordained   that Demetrius Phalereus�察�and Andreas�察�and Aristeas�察�the   first�察�Demetrius�察�the most learned person of his age�察�and the   others�察�such as were intrusted with the guard of his body�察  �should take care of this matter�此�nor would he certainly have   been so desirous of learning our law�察�and the philosophy of   our nation�察�had he despised the men that made use of it�察�or   had he not indeed had them in great admiration。      5。 Now this Apion was unacquainted with almost all the kings   of those Macedonians whom he pretends to have been his   progenitors�察�who were yet very well affected towards us�察�for   the third of those Ptolemies�察�who was called Euergetes�察�when   he had gotten possession of all Syria by force�察�did not offer   his thank´offerings to the Egyptian gods for his victory�察�but   came to Jerusalem�察�and according to our own laws offered   many sacrifices to God�察�and dedicated to him such gifts as   were suitable to such a victory�此�and as for Ptolemy   Philometer and his wife Cleopatra�察�they committed their   whole kingdom to the Jews�察�when Onias and Dositheus�察�both   Jews�察�whose names are laughed at by Apion�察�were the   generals of their whole army。 But certainly�察�instead of   reproaching them�察�he ought to admire their actions�察�and   return them thanks for saving Alexandria�察�whose citizen he   pretends to be�察�for when these Alexandrians were making war   with Cleopatra the queen�察�and were in danger of being   utterly ruined�察�these Jews brought them to terms of   agreement�察�and freed them from the miseries of a civil war。   ;But then ��says Apion�� Onias brought a small army afterward   upon the city at the time when Thorruns the Roman   ambassador was there present。; Yes�察�do I venture to say�察�and   that he did rightly and very justly in so doing�察�for that   Ptolemy who was called Physco�察�upon the death of his   brother Philometer�察�came from Cyrene�察�and would have   ejected Cleopatra as well as her sons out of their kingdom�察  �that he might obtain it for himself unjustly。 ��5�� For this cause   then it was that Onias undertook a war against him on   Cleopatra's account�察�nor would he desert that trust the royal   family had reposed in him in their distress。 Accordingly�察�God   gave a remarkable attestation to his righteous procedure�察�for   when Ptolemy Physco ��6�� had the presumption to fight   against Onias's army�察�and had caught all the Jews that were   in the city ��Alexandria�В察�with their children and wives�察�and   exposed them naked and in bonds to his elephants�察�that they   might be trodden upon and destroyed�察�and when he had   made those elephants drunk for that purpose�察�the event   proved contrary to his preparations�察�for these elephants left   the Jews who were exposed to them�察�and fell violently upon   Physco's friends�察�and slew a great number of them�察�nay�察�after   this Ptolemy saw a terrible ghost�察�which prohibited his hurting   those men�察�his very concubine�察�whom he loved so well�察。�some   call her Ithaca�察�and others Irene�撮� making supplication to   him�察�that he would not perpetrate so great a wickedness。 So   he complied with her request�察�and repented of what he either   had already done�察�or was about to do�察�whence it is well   known that the Alexandrian Jews do with good reason   celebrate this day�察�on the account that they had thereon been   vouchsafed such an evident deliverance from God。 However�察  �Apion�察�the common calumniator of men�察�hath the   presumption to accuse the Jews for making this war against   Physco�察�when he ought to have commended them for the   same。 This man also makes mention of Cleopatra�察�the last   queen of Alexandria�察�and abuses us�察�because she was   ungrateful to us�察�whereas he ought to have reproved her�察�who   indulged herself in all kinds of injustice and wicked practices�察  �both with regard to her nearest relations and husbands who   had loved her�察�and�察�indeed�察�in general with regard to all the   Romans�察�and those emperors that were her benefactors�察�who   also had her sister Arsinoe slain in a temple�察�when she had   done her no harm�此�moreover�察�she had her brother slain by   private treachery�察�and she destroyed the gods of her country   and the sepulchers of her progenitors�察�and while she had   received her kingdom from the first Caesar�察�she had the   impudence to rebel against his son�此。�7�� and successor�察�nay�察  �she corrupted Antony with her love´tricks�察�and rendered him   an enemy to his country�察�and made him treacherous to his   friends�察�and ��by his means�А�despoiled some of their royal   authority�察�and forced others in her madness to act wickedly。   But what need I enlarge upon this head any further�察�when   she left Antony in his fight at sea�察�though he were her   husband�察�and the father of their common children�察�and   compelled him to resign up his government�察�with the army�察  �and to follow her ��into Egypt�В拭�nay�察�when last of all Caesar   had taken Alexandria�察�she came to that pitch of cruelty�察�that   she declared she had some hope of preserving her affairs still�察  �in case she could kill the Jews�察�though it were with her own   hand�察�to such a degree of barbarity and perfidiousness had   she arrived。 And doth any one think that we cannot boast   ourselves of any thing�察�if�察�as Apion says�察�this queen did not at   a time of famine distribute wheat among us�拭�However�察�she at   length met with the punishment she deserved。 As for us Jews�察  �we appeal to the great Caesar what assistance we brought   him�察�and what fidelity we showed to him against the   Egyptians�察�as also to the senate and its decrees�察�and the   epistles of Augustus Caesar�察�whereby our merits ��to the   Romans�А�are justified。 Apion ought to have looked upon   those epistles�察�and in particular to have examined the   testimonies given on our behalf�察�under Alexander and all the   Ptolemies�察�and the decrees of the senate and of the greatest   Roman emperors。 And if Germanicus was not able to make a   distribution of corn to all the inhabitants of Alexandria�察�that   only shows what a barren time it was�察�and how great a want   there was then of corn�察�but tends nothing to the accusation of   the Jews�察�for what all the emperors have thought of the   Alexandrian Jews is well known�察�for this distribution of wheat   was no otherwise omitted with regard to the Jews�察�than it was   with regard to the other inhabitants of Alexandria。 But they   still were desirous to preserve what the kings had formerly   intrusted to their care�察�I mean the custody of the river�察�nor   did those kings think them unworthy of having the entire   custody thereof�察�upon all occasions。      6。 But besides this�察�Apion objects to us thus�此 �If the Jews   ��says he�� be citizens of Alexandria�察�why do they not worship   the same gods with the Alexandrians�拭─�To which I give this   answer�此�Since you are yourselves Egyptians�察�why do you fight   it out one against another�察�and have implacable wars about   your religion�拭�At this rate we must not call you all Egyptians�察  �nor indeed in general men�察�because you breed up with great   care beasts of a nature quite contrary to that of men�察  �although the nature of all men seems to be one and the   same。 Now if there be such differences in opinion among you   Egyptians�察�why are you surprised that those who came to   Alexandria from another country�察�and had original laws of   their own before�察�should persevere in the observance of those   laws�拭�But still he charges us with being the authors of   sedition�察�which accusation�察�if it be a just one�察�why is it not   laid against us all�察�since we are known to be all of one mind。   Moreover�察�those that search into such matters will soon   discover that the authors of sedition have been such citizens   of Alexandria as Apion is�察�for while they were the Grecians   and Macedonians who were ill possession of this city�察�there   was no sedition raised against us�察�and we were permitted to   observe our ancient solemnities�察�but when the number of the   Egyptians therein came to be considerable�察�the times grew   confused�察�and then these seditions brake out still more and   more�察�while our people continued uncorrupted。 These   Egyptians�察�therefore�察�were the authors of these troubles�察�who   having not the constancy of Macedonians�察�nor the prudence   of Grecians�察�indulged all of them the evil manners of the   Egyptians�察�and continued their ancient hatred against us�察�for   what is here so presumptuously charged upon us�察�is owing to   the differences that are amongst themselves�察�while many of   them have not obtained the privileges of citizens in proper   times�察�but style those who are well known to have had that   privilege extended to them all no o
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