er am us ▁II ▁ruled ▁as ▁a ▁Great ▁King ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁local ▁parl ance . ▁ ▁Az iz us , ▁So ha em us ▁and ▁afterwards ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁II , ▁his ▁first ▁son ▁Az iz us ▁succeeded ▁him . ▁He ▁re igned ▁from ▁ 4 2 ▁until ▁ 5 4 . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Az iz us , ▁except ▁for ▁his ▁child less ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁Her od ian ▁Princess ▁Dr us illa . ▁Az iz us ▁married ▁Dr us illa ▁after ▁ 5 1 , ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁circum c ised . ▁She ▁was ▁briefly ▁married ▁to ▁Az iz us ▁and ▁Dr us illa ▁ended ▁their ▁marriage . ▁She ▁divor ced ▁him ▁because ▁she ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Marcus ▁Anton ius ▁Felix , ▁a ▁Greek ▁Fre ed man ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Roman ▁Governor ▁of ▁J ude a , ▁whom ▁she ▁later ▁married . ▁ ▁As ▁Az iz us ▁died ▁in ▁ 5 4 , ▁his ▁brother ▁So ha em us ▁succeed ing ▁him . ▁So ha em us ▁re igned ▁from ▁ 5 4 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 7 3 . ▁Under ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁So ha em us , ▁Em esa ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Rome ▁grew ▁closer . ▁In ▁ 7 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Jerusalem , ▁So ha em us ▁sent ▁Em es ene ▁arch ers ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁Roman ▁army . ▁He