Editing Herod Agrippa II (section)

==Jewish–Roman War==
In the 17th year of Agrippa's reign (corresponding with the 12th year of Nero's reign, or 65/66 AD), Agrippa tried desperately to avert a war with Rome,<ref>[[Josephus]], ''De Bello Judaico'' (''Wars of the Jews'') ii.xiv.§ 4</ref> when he saw his countrymen generally disposed to fight against Rome because of insults and abuses they had been facing under the Roman procurator, [[Gessius Florus]]. At this time, they had broken off the cloisters leading from [[Antonia Fortress]] to the [[Temple Mount]] where Roman soldiers went to keep guard during the Jewish holidays, and they refused to pay the due tribute to Rome.<ref>Josephus (''Wars'') ii.xv.§ 6; ii.xvi.§ 5.</ref> Agrippa convened the people and urged them to tolerate the temporary injustices done to them and submit themselves to Roman [[hegemony]]. At length, Agrippa failed to prevent his subjects from rebelling, whereas, during a certain holiday when the Roman governor of Syria, [[Cestius Gallus]], had passed through Judea to quell the rebellion, he was routed by Jewish forces.<ref>Josephus (''Wars'') ii.xix.§ 2</ref> By 66 the citizenry of Jerusalem expelled Agrippa and Berenice from Jerusalem.<ref name="OCD"/> 

During the [[First Jewish–Roman War]] of 66–73, he sent 2,000 men, archers and cavalry, to support Roman general [[Vespasian]], showing that, although a Jew, he was entirely devoted to the [[Roman Empire]].<ref name="EB1911" /> He accompanied Vespasian's son [[Titus]] on part of his campaigns against the rebels<ref name="OCD" /> and was wounded at the [[siege of Gamla]]. After the capture of Jerusalem, he went with Berenice to Rome, where he was invested with the dignity of [[praetor]] and rewarded with additional territory.

===Relations with Josephus===
Agrippa had a great intimacy with the historian Josephus, having supplied him with information for his history, ''[[Antiquities of the Jews]]''.<ref name="EB1911"/> Josephus preserved two of the letters he received from him.<ref>{{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=17 |chap=5 |sec=4 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}}; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=19 |chap=9 |sec=2 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} and endnote 1 ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=20 |chap=1 |sec=3 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=20 |chap=5 |sec=2 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=20 |chap=7 |sec=1 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=20 |chap=7 |sec=8 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=20 |chap=8 |sec=4|pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=anti |bookno=11 |chap=9|sec=4|pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Josephus |text=wars |bookno=2 |chap=11 |sec=6 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=wars |bookno=2|NorW=W |chap=12 |sec= |nn=1,16 |pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=wars |bookno=2 |chap=17|sec=1|pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}} ; {{Cite Josephus |text=wars |bookno=4 |chap=1|sec=3|pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Josephus |text=life |bookno=1 |chap=1|sec=54|pace=1 |show-translator=no |show-source=no |abbr=yes}}</ref>