with
The story of Cleopatra is
The story of Cleopatra is a story of crime. It is a narrative of the
The Delta of the Nile
The Delta of the Nile is so level itself, and so little raised above the
At the great rejoicings at
At the great rejoicings at Susa, when Alexander's conquests were
The monster Physcon lived, it
The monster Physcon lived, it is true, two or three generations before
The light at the top
The light at the top of the tower was produced by a fire, made of such
Ptolemy was obliged to suppress
Ptolemy was obliged to suppress his resentment and submit. He thought it
Ptolemy was greatly abashed at
Ptolemy was greatly abashed at this rebuff, but, on consultation with
These difficulties and dangers, however,
These difficulties and dangers, however, did not at all intimidate Mark
Mark Antony, when judged by
Mark Antony, when judged by our standards, was certainly, as well as
The battle, however, was not
The battle, however, was not fought. It was prevented by the occurrence
Caesar was very little accustomed
Caesar was very little accustomed to shrink from danger in any of his
She was, however, resolved to
She was, however, resolved to make the attempt. She sent a message to
Pothinus represented to all whom
Pothinus represented to all whom he could induce to listen to him that
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
The result of this contest
The result of this contest was another decisive victory for Caesar. Not
The Egyptian army immediately broke
The Egyptian army immediately broke up its encampments in the
Caesar had, in the mean
Caesar had, in the mean time, incurred great censure at Rome, and
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,
At length, however, the time
At length, however, the time arrived when Caesar determined to cause
For a short time the
For a short time the supremacy of Antony over the Caesar party was
The forces on the two
The forces on the two sides were nearly equal; but on the Republican
In the mean time, the
In the mean time, the real Brutus pressed on to make his escape. He
"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
Still, the world is prone
Still, the world is prone to be very tolerant in respect to the vices of
Notwithstanding the heedlessness with which
Notwithstanding the heedlessness with which Antony abandoned himself to
Cleopatra determined to follow this
Cleopatra determined to follow this advice. In fact, her ardent and
[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;
At least that was Antony's
At least that was Antony's plan, but it was not Cleopatra's. She had
Cleopatra, in parting with Antony
Cleopatra, in parting with Antony as described in the last chapter, lost
It is not probable that
It is not probable that Antony felt any very strong affection for his
After remaining for some time
After remaining for some time in Alexandria, and renewing his connection
In the mean time, Antony
In the mean time, Antony gave himself up wholly to Cleopatra's influence
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
There followed an obstinate contest
There followed an obstinate contest between Antony and this fierce
Antony, when the first effects
Antony, when the first effects of his panic subsided, began to grow mad
The thoughts of Cleopatra appear,
The thoughts of Cleopatra appear, in fact, to have been much disposed,
Antony immediately decided that this
Antony immediately decided that this was Cleopatra's treason. She had
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
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
