which
The story of Cleopatra is
The story of Cleopatra is a story of crime. It is a narrative of the
The long series of patient,
The long series of patient, careful, and sagacious observations, which
It is not, however, wholly
It is not, however, wholly by the latitude of the region in which the
Of course, the district of
Of course, the district of St. Petersburg, with its icy winter, its low
The most westerly of the
The most westerly of the three valleys to which we have alluded is only
Some of the early sovereigns
Some of the early sovereigns of the line followed in some degree the
One of the most striking
One of the most striking exhibitions of the nature of incestuous
In the midst of this
In the midst of this scene of festivity and pleasure, it was announced
We can not soften the
We can not soften the picture which is exhibited to our view in the
So saying, he commanded Tryphena
So saying, he commanded Tryphena to say no more upon the subject, for he
CHAPTER III. ALEXANDRIA. Internal administration
CHAPTER III.
Accordingly, when the first of
Accordingly, when the first of the Ptolemies was forming his various
Rome the rival of Alexandria.--Extent
Rome the rival of Alexandria.--Extent of their rule.--Extension of the
Ptolemy Auletes, Cleopatra's father, was
Ptolemy Auletes, Cleopatra's father, was perhaps, in personal character,
It was in the midst
It was in the midst of the scenes, and surrounded by the influences
These attempts to evade the
These attempts to evade the direction of the oracle on the part of
Here Gabinius, when on his
Here Gabinius, when on his way to Syria, met him, and invited him to
The excitement in the city
The excitement in the city of Alexandria was intense and universal when
Thus, though Cleopatra, by these
Thus, though Cleopatra, by these events, became nominally a queen, her
Pompey thought of Ptolemy. He
Pompey thought of Ptolemy. He remembered the efforts which he himself
She was, however, resolved to
She was, however, resolved to make the attempt. She sent a message to
The conversation which Caesar held
The conversation which Caesar held with Cleopatra deepened the impression
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
This circumstance produced, of course,
This circumstance produced, of course, a great excitement within the
The war which ensued as
The war which ensued as the result of the intrigues and maneuvers
Achillas had also in his
Achillas had also in his command a force of two thousand horse. Such a
Under other circumstances than these,
Under other circumstances than these, a personal attachment so strong,
The burning of the Egyptian
The burning of the Egyptian ships in this action, however fortunate for
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 Egyptian army immediately broke
The Egyptian army immediately broke up its encampments in the
The war by which Caesar
The war by which Caesar reinstated Cleopatra upon the throne was not one
The former sovereigns of Egypt,
The former sovereigns of Egypt, Cleopatra's ancestors, had generally, as
In the mean time, while
In the mean time, while Cleopatra was spending the early years of her
The people of Rome were,
The people of Rome were, however, not prepared to receive her very
The effect, however, upon the
The effect, however, upon the Roman population of seeing the unhappy
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
At length, however, the time
At length, however, the time arrived when Caesar determined to cause
Octavius, young as he was,
Octavius, young as he was, possessed a character that was marked with
This league being formed, the
This league being formed, the three confederates turned their united
The forces on the two
The forces on the two sides were nearly equal; but on the Republican
"When I was a young
"When I was a young man," said Brutus, in reply, "and looked at this
Nor was Brutus himself without
Nor was Brutus himself without warnings of this character, though they
The next morning Brutus related
The next morning Brutus related to Cassius the occurrence which he had
One of the officers, named
One of the officers, named Statilius, then proposed to make the attempt
How far Cleopatra was influenced,
How far Cleopatra was influenced, in her determination to espouse the
[Footnote 1: Pearls, being of
[Footnote 1: Pearls, being of the nature of _shell_ in their
At least that was Antony's
At least that was Antony's plan, but it was not Cleopatra's. She had
Octavius sincerely loved his sister,
Octavius sincerely loved his sister, and he was so far softened by her
Antony was easily won by
Antony was easily won by such persuasions as these, and it was at length
Cleopatra, warned by dreadful presentiments
Cleopatra, warned by dreadful presentiments of what would probably at
Eros took the sword while
Eros took the sword while Antony stood up before him. Eros turned his
When the burial ceremonies were
When the burial ceremonies were performed, and she found that all was
There were various rumors on
There were various rumors on the subject subsequently in circulation
