His attempts to gain the Roman regents to his interests remained without success; but he did not recoil before the idea of being obliged to maintain his new kingdom with arms in hand even against the Romans.
And Brought Back by Gabinius A Roman Garrison Remains in Alexandria Gabinius, without ostensible powers to undertake war against Egypt but directed to do so by the regents, made a pretext out of the alleged furtherance of piracy by the Egyptians and the building of a fleet by Archelaus, and started without delay for the Egyptian frontier (699).

The march through the sandy desert between Gaza and Pelusium, in which so many invasions previously directed against Egypt had broken down, was on this occasion successfully accomplished--a result especially due to the quick and skilful leader of the cavalry Marcus Antonius.

The frontier fortress of Pelusium also was surrendered without resistance by the Jewish garrison stationed there.

In front of this city the Romans met the Egyptians, defeated them--on which occasion Antonius again distinguished himself--and arrived, as the first Roman army, at the Nile.

Here the fleet and army of the Egyptians were drawn up for the last decisive struggle; but the Romans once more conquered, and Archelaus himself with many of his followers perished in the combat.