Herodes attacked Arabia without the agreement of Caesar, who voiced his disapproval and became deeply angry with Herodes. Caesar sent him a very harsh letter, and abruptly dismissed the envoys who arrived on his behalf. But when Nicolaus arrived and met Caesar, he not only freed Herodes from all guilt, but he also turned his anger against the enemies of Herodes. The Arabian [king] had already died, but Caesar was persuaded by Nicolaus' accusations to condemn his chief minister, who was later found to be thoroughly wicked and was put to death.In the meantime, the household of Herodes was in turmoil. His eldest son had accused two of his other sons of plotting against their father.
Herodes は彼の不満を表明し、Herodesに激怒したCaesarの協定を無視して、Arabiaを侵略した。 Caesarは彼にとても厳しい手紙を送り、突然彼の代わりに到着した使節を却下した。しかし、Nicolaus が到着し Caesarに会うと、Herodesを罪から開放しただけではなく、Herodesの敵に対しても怒りをみせたのである。 Arabiaの王はすでに亡くなっているが、Caesarは、彼の大臣の長を非難するNicolausの告発によって説得された。その大臣の長は、後で徹底的に邪悪であり、王を死へとおいやったことが判明した。その間、Herodesの世帯は混乱していた。彼の長男は他の２人の息子が、父親に対してのたくらみを非難していた。
