that
[Illustration: VALLEY OF THE NILE]
[Illustration: VALLEY OF THE NILE]
The founder of the dynasty
The founder of the dynasty of the Ptolemies--the ruler into whose hands
Ptolemy, in fact, made it
Ptolemy, in fact, made it a special object of his policy to accomplish
Physcon displayed the same qualities
Physcon displayed the same qualities of brutal tyranny and cruelty in
In the midst of this
In the midst of this scene of festivity and pleasure, it was announced
The monster Physcon lived, it
The monster Physcon lived, it is true, two or three generations before
In fact, Tryphena from this
In fact, Tryphena from this time seemed to feel a new and highly-excited
So saying, he commanded Tryphena
So saying, he commanded Tryphena to say no more upon the subject, for he
We say that the people
We say that the people were virtuous because they were busy; for there
The Pharos was said to
The Pharos was said to have been four hundred feet high. It was famed
In process of time the
In process of time the library increased to four hundred thousand
Accordingly, when the first of
Accordingly, when the first of the Ptolemies was forming his various
Ptolemy very naturally thought that
Ptolemy very naturally thought that a copy of these sacred books would
Besides the building of the
Besides the building of the Pharos, the Museum, and the Temple of
The Roman government was a
The Roman government was a sort of republic, and the two most powerful
Ptolemy left five children behind
Ptolemy left five children behind him in his flight The eldest was the
It was in the midst
It was in the midst of the scenes, and surrounded by the influences
The Roman provinces nearest to
The Roman provinces nearest to Egypt were Cilicia and Syria, countries
The restoration of Ptolemy was
The restoration of Ptolemy was celebrated with games, spectacles, and
Antony, through the results of
Antony, through the results of this campaign, found himself suddenly
The army of Ptolemy, while
The army of Ptolemy, while he himself and his immediate counselors went
Nor was the unbounded confidence
Nor was the unbounded confidence which she reposed in him undeserved, so
The populace were at first
The populace were at first astounded at the daring presumption of this
This speech, made, as it
This speech, made, as it was, in the eloquent and persuasive, and yet
Pothinus represented to all whom
Pothinus represented to all whom he could induce to listen to him that
All these things were done
All these things were done with the utmost secrecy, and so cunning and
All this was done secretly.
All this was done secretly. The land is so low in the vicinity of
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
In the mean time, while
In the mean time, while Cleopatra was spending the early years of her
When the tidings of the
When the tidings of the assassination of Caesar were first announced to
Octavius, young as he was,
Octavius, young as he was, possessed a character that was marked with
After various marches and countermarches,
After various marches and countermarches, and a long succession of those
Cassius, on the other hand,
Cassius, on the other hand, in his camp by the sea, was silent and
"When I was a young
"When I was a young man," said Brutus, in reply, "and looked at this
Cassius, seeing all this, but
Cassius, seeing all this, but not seeing it very distinctly, supposed
In the mean time, the
In the mean time, the real Brutus pressed on to make his escape. He
One of the officers, named
One of the officers, named Statilius, then proposed to make the attempt
"After I am gone," he
"After I am gone," he continued, addressing his friends, as before,
In his personal habits, too,
In his personal habits, too, he was as different as possible from other
[Footnote 1: Pearls, being of
[Footnote 1: Pearls, being of the nature of _shell_ in their
A curious instance is afforded
A curious instance is afforded of the accidental manner in which
Octavius had a sister, Octavia,
Octavius had a sister, Octavia, who had been the wife of a Roman general
After remaining for some time
After remaining for some time in Alexandria, and renewing his connection
When Antony reached the shore,
When Antony reached the shore, he advanced to a certain sea-port, near
Octavia was rejoiced to obtain
Octavia was rejoiced to obtain her brother's aid to her undertaking,
Antony was distressed and agitated
Antony was distressed and agitated beyond measure by the entanglements
Cleopatra, looking back from the
Cleopatra, looking back from the deck of her vessel, saw this swift
The case of Mark Antony
The case of Mark Antony affords one of the most extraordinary examples
The indignation which Antony's base
The indignation which Antony's base abandonment of his fleet and army at
[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
Antony immediately decided that this
Antony immediately decided that this was Cleopatra's treason. She had
Eros took the sword while
Eros took the sword while Antony stood up before him. Eros turned his
Cleopatra would not open the
Cleopatra would not open the gates to let the party in. The city was all
In the mean time, Octavius
In the mean time, Octavius took formal possession of the city, marching
When the burial ceremonies were
When the burial ceremonies were performed, and she found that all was
Octavius, in looking for some
Octavius, in looking for some avenue by which he could reach her,
Cleopatra then began to talk
Cleopatra then began to talk and excuse herself for what she had done,
Octavius was much pleased at
Octavius was much pleased at the result of this interview. It was
When Cleopatra returned to her
When Cleopatra returned to her apartment again after this melancholy
There were various rumors on
There were various rumors on the subject subsequently in circulation
