cleopatra

The capital of the Ptolemies
The capital of the Ptolemies was Alexandria. Until the time of

One of the most striking
One of the most striking exhibitions of the nature of incestuous

Physcon displayed the same qualities
Physcon displayed the same qualities of brutal tyranny and cruelty in

Antony, through the results of
Antony, through the results of this campaign, found himself suddenly

Thus, though Cleopatra, by these
Thus, though Cleopatra, by these events, became nominally a queen, her

Cleopatra had a great deal
Cleopatra had a great deal of what is sometimes called spirit, and her

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

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

The former sovereigns of Egypt,
The former sovereigns of Egypt, Cleopatra's ancestors, had generally, as

[Illustration: MEETING OF CLEOPATRA AND
[Illustration: MEETING OF CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY.]

The next day, Antony invited
The next day, Antony invited Cleopatra to come and return his visit;

In the mean time, while
In the mean time, while Antony was thus spending his time in low and

When Antony reached the shore,
When Antony reached the shore, he advanced to a certain sea-port, near

When all was ready for
When all was ready for the expedition to set sail from Ephesus, it was

After a time, Antony and
After a time, Antony and Cleopatra, with a magnificent train of

One would have supposed that
One would have supposed that Cleopatra's cruel and unnatural hostility

[Footnote 1: These letters, in
[Footnote 1: These letters, in accordance with the scale of

In the mean time, the
In the mean time, the ships were passing down as rapidly as possible on

[Illustration: CLEOPATRA TESTING THE POISONS
[Illustration: CLEOPATRA TESTING THE POISONS UPON THE SLAVES]

The news at length suddenly
The news at length suddenly arrived at Alexandria that Octavius had

Cleopatra would not open the
Cleopatra would not open the gates to let the party in. The city was all

Cleopatra then began to talk
Cleopatra then began to talk and excuse herself for what she had done,