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CLEOPATRA A QUEEN.
The Alexandrine war very short.–Its extent.–Revenues of Egypt.–The
city repaired.–The library rebuilt.–A new collection of manuscripts.–
Luxury and splendor.–Deterioration of Cleopatra’s character.–The young
Ptolemy.–Cleopatra assassinates him.–Career of Caesar.–His rapid
course of conquest.–Cleopatra determines to go to Rome.–Feelings of
the Romans.–Caesar’s four triumphs.–Nature of triumphal
processions.–Arsinoë.–Sympathy of the Roman people. Continue reading ‘CLEOPATRA A QUEEN.’
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THE ALEXANDRINE WAR.
The Alexandrine war.–Forces of Caesar.–The Egyptian army.–Fugitive
slaves.–Dangerous situation of Caesar.–Presence of Caesar.–Influence of
Cleopatra.–First measures of Caesar.–Caesar’s stores.–Military
engines.–The mole.–View of Alexandria.–Necessity of taking possession
of the mole.–Egyptian fleet.–Caesar burns the shipping.–The fort
taken.–Burning of Alexandria.–Achillas beheaded.–Plans of
Ganymede.–His vigorous measures.–Messengers of Ganymede.–Their
instructions.–Ganymede cuts off Caesar’s supply of water.–Panic of the
soldiers.–Caesar’s wells.–Arrival of the transports.–The transports in
distress.–Lowness of the coast.–A combat.–Caesar successful. Continue reading ‘THE ALEXANDRINE WAR.’
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CLEOPATRA AND Caesar.
Cleopatra’s perplexity.–She resolves To go to Alexandria.–Cleopatra’s
message to Caesar.–Caesar’s reply.–Apollodorus’s stratagem.–Cleopatra
and Caesar–First impressions.–Caesar’s attachment.–Caesar’s wife.–His
fondness for Cleopatra.–Cleopatra’s foes.–She commits her cause to
Caesar.–Caesar’s pretensions.–He sends for Ptolemy.–Ptolemy’s
indignation.–His complaints against Caesar.–Great tumult in the
city.–Excitement of the populace.–Caesar’s forces–Ptolemy made
prisoner.–Caesar’s address to the people.–Its effects.–The mob
dispersed.–Caesar convenes an assembly.–Caesar’s decision. Continue reading ‘CLEOPATRA AND Caesar.’
