How do you save someone from execution? Attack them first. Archelaus, king of Cappadocia, saved his own son-in-law Alexander from Herod's purge by publicly demanding his execution, cursing him, threatening his own daughter. It was theater. And it worked. From Josephus, War of the Jews, Book I, Ch 25. #Herod #Josephus #JewishHistory #SecondTemple #AncientHistory #HerodTheGreat #HistoryTok