caesar

The Roman government was a
The Roman government was a sort of republic, and the two most powerful

On the other hand, Pothinus,
On the other hand, Pothinus, who had been as little accustomed to

With the very small force
With the very small force which Caesar had at his command, and shut up as

In the mean time, while
In the mean time, while the events related in the last chapter were

She was, however, resolved to
She was, however, resolved to make the attempt. She sent a message to

Nor was the unbounded confidence
Nor was the unbounded confidence which she reposed in him undeserved, so

However this may be, Ptolemy,
However this may be, Ptolemy, together with Pothinus and Achillas, and

During all this time Cleopatra
During all this time Cleopatra and Ptolemy remained in the palace with

This circumstance produced, of course,
This circumstance produced, of course, a great excitement within the

It resulted, in the first
It resulted, in the first instance, as she had anticipated. Achillas and

Achillas had also in his
Achillas had also in his command a force of two thousand horse. Such a

The burning of the Egyptian
The burning of the Egyptian ships in this action, however fortunate for

These messengers were instructed to
These messengers were instructed to urge upon the people that, unless

Instead of doing this, however,
Instead of doing this, however, Caesar, ordering all other operations to

A severe conflict ensued, but
A severe conflict ensued, but Caesar was victorious. The navy which the

The result of this contest
The result of this contest was another decisive victory for Caesar. Not

Cleopatra was all this time
Cleopatra was all this time growing more and more accomplished, and more

The effect, however, upon the
The effect, however, upon the Roman population of seeing the unhappy

There were land combats, too,
There were land combats, too, on the same grand scale. In one of them

When the tidings of the
When the tidings of the assassination of Caesar were first announced to

For a short time the
For a short time the supremacy of Antony over the Caesar party was