The History of RomeLeigh and Sotheby, 1810 - 300 pages |
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Page ix
... Cleopatra . She contrives to be conveyed to him . He is captivated with her ; and aban- dons himself to dissipation . Antony governs in Rome for him . Cæsar arrives there . The death of Cato . Cæsar goes into Spain . Subdues the enemy ...
... Cleopatra . She contrives to be conveyed to him . He is captivated with her ; and aban- dons himself to dissipation . Antony governs in Rome for him . Cæsar arrives there . The death of Cato . Cæsar goes into Spain . Subdues the enemy ...
Page x
... Cleopatra attends his court . Antony becomes captivated , and follows her into Egypt . Opposes Augustus . The great sea engagement near Actium . Cleopatra retires from Antony . His death . * dies . CHAP . XXII . Cleopatra Is 151 mur ...
... Cleopatra attends his court . Antony becomes captivated , and follows her into Egypt . Opposes Augustus . The great sea engagement near Actium . Cleopatra retires from Antony . His death . * dies . CHAP . XXII . Cleopatra Is 151 mur ...
Page 152
... Cleopatra , his sister ; to whom , by the custom of the country , he was married ; and who , by his father's will , shared jointly in the suc- cession . Not being contented with a participation of power , Cleopatra aimed at governing ...
... Cleopatra , his sister ; to whom , by the custom of the country , he was married ; and who , by his father's will , shared jointly in the suc- cession . Not being contented with a participation of power , Cleopatra aimed at governing ...
Page 153
... Cleopatra , having heard of the present turn in her favor , resolved to depend on Cæsar's favor for gaining the government , rather than on her own forces . But no arts , as she justly conceived , were so likely to influence Cæsar as ...
... Cleopatra , having heard of the present turn in her favor , resolved to depend on Cæsar's favor for gaining the government , rather than on her own forces . But no arts , as she justly conceived , were so likely to influence Cæsar as ...
Page 154
... Cleopatra was thus employed in forward- ing her own views , her sister Arsinoe was also stre- nuously engaged in the camp , in pursuing a sepa❤ rate interest . She had found means , by the assist- ance of one Ganymede , her confident ...
... Cleopatra was thus employed in forward- ing her own views , her sister Arsinoe was also stre- nuously engaged in the camp , in pursuing a sepa❤ rate interest . She had found means , by the assist- ance of one Ganymede , her confident ...
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