Published on Marzo 9, 2008
in egipt.
MEETING OF CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY.
In fact, the whole spectacle seemed like a vision of enchantment.
Tidings of the approach of the barge spread rapidly around, and the
people of the country came down in crowds to the shores of the river to
gaze upon it in admiration as it glided slowly along. At the time of its
arrival at Tarsus, Antony was engaged in giving a public audience at
some tribunal in his palace, but everybody ran to see Cleopatra and the
barge, and the great triumvir was left consequently alone, or, at least,
with only a few official attendants near him. Continue reading ‘MEETING OF CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY.
Published on Marzo 9, 2008
in egipt.
CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY.
Cleopatra espouses Antony’s cause.–Her motives.–Antony’s early
life.–His character.–Personal habits of Antony.–His dress and
manners.–Vicious indulgences of Antony.–Public condemnation.–Vices of
the great.–Candidates for office.–Antony’s excesses.–His luxury and
extravagance.–Antony’s energy.–His powers of endurance.–Antony’s
vicissitudes.–He inveighs away the troops of Lepidus.–Antony’s
marriage.–Fulvia’s character.–Fulvia’s influence over Antony.–The
sudden return.–Change in Antony’s character.–His generosity. Continue reading ‘CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY.’
