were

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

We can not soften the
We can not soften the picture which is exhibited to our view in the

The produce of the valley
The produce of the valley was thus brought down the river and through

The Pharos was said to
The Pharos was said to have been four hundred feet high. It was famed

It was in this temple
It was in this temple that the successive additions to the Alexandrian

Ptolemy or his minister, for
Ptolemy or his minister, for it can not now be known who was the real

Although out of Judea there
Although out of Judea there was no feeling of reverence for these Hebrew

The Ptolemies expended the revenues
The Ptolemies expended the revenues which they raised by this taxation

Ptolemy left five children behind
Ptolemy left five children behind him in his flight The eldest was the

The Roman provinces nearest to
The Roman provinces nearest to Egypt were Cilicia and Syria, countries

Antony conducted his troop of
Antony conducted his troop of horsemen across the desert in a very safe

To determine, under such circumstances
To determine, under such circumstances as these, to double an

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

Caesar was very little accustomed
Caesar was very little accustomed to shrink from danger in any of his

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

This speech, made, as it
This speech, made, as it was, in the eloquent and persuasive, and yet

All these things were done
All these things were done with the utmost secrecy, and so cunning and

Achillas therefore directed the officers
Achillas therefore directed the officers to be seized and slain. They

The war which ensued as
The war which ensued as the result of the intrigues and maneuvers

Under other circumstances than these,
Under other circumstances than these, a personal attachment so strong,

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

The war by which Caesar
The war by which Caesar reinstated Cleopatra upon the throne was not one

The people of Rome were,
The people of Rome were, however, not prepared to receive her very

There were other examples of
There were other examples of a similar character. There were the feasts,

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

This league being formed, the
This league being formed, the three confederates turned their united

Cleopatra determined to follow this
Cleopatra determined to follow this advice. In fact, her ardent and

In the mean time, Antony
In the mean time, Antony gave himself up wholly to Cleopatra's influence

When Cleopatra returned to her
When Cleopatra returned to her apartment again after this melancholy

The messengers, on their arrival
The messengers, on their arrival at the gates, found the sentinels and