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iustncss Of her claim to make him espouse
it.
j Her ardent mind was all afame with
the reports she had heard Of his valoI
and proves. She felt he had soul akin
TO her own, and regarded him III the light
Of demlgod, only to be seen to be wor-
shipped.
How to rcqch him was the ques ion,
surrounded as she was by her brothers
army The difficulties seemed insur'
mountable, but her wolnan's wit procured
the way. She first sent message t.
! Caesar, and received his permission to
come. She then embarked in a small
boat, with her faithful servant, Apol'OdO.
rus, and two other attendants They
stole along the coast till they reached Al.
exandria. and then, at nightiall, advanced
to the citadel. Apollodorus rolled the
queen in u piece of carpet, covered with
a cloth, and tied with thongs, so as to
give it the appearance of merchandise
Then, lifting her on his shoulder, he told
the guards il was present for Caesar,
AMI was at oBce admitted to the imperial
presence.
What must have been the great Caesars S
surprise when the carpet Was unrplled,
aud before him stood the lovely Egyliiau
queen, ayed in one Of her most mag.
niiicent robes, her sweet face flushed with
excitement at the dangers she had under
gone, ard graceful timioi:y pervaded
her every action?
Still more surprised was he at the wit
aud briiianey Of her conversation, the
i force of her arguments, and the inteli-
gence that bcaned from her expressive
countcnauce.
The interview ended as might have been
expected. The conqucror Of half the
world was vanquished by a won'an's
smile, and Cleopatra won true aud de-
voted lover Her father had neglected
her, her brother hated her; everywhere
she was surrounded by trcacherous aud
implacabe foes. Was it II wonder the
passionate Egyptian girl, with heart as
burning as hel own tropical skies, aud a
soul capable of appreciating to the full a
nature like Cesai's 5, should yield TO the
love that was laid at her feet ?"
Caesar nohly requiod the trust reposcd
in him. After awhile be succeeded in
taking Ptolemy prisoner, and beheaded
the treacherous euuuch Photinus. de
tried to establish peaceful relations be-
tween the young king and queen; but
Achilles, who was torsycr tomculiug plnt~
ANA intrigues, persuaded Ganyme1e, the
officer who had charge Of the young prin-
cess ArsiD@ --Ceopatras sister-to f.,
from the city, taking Ter with him. He
did SO. The army proclaimed Arsuee
queen, the result Of which was the Alex
undrine war, and the hual triumph OF
Cesar AMI Cleopatra. However tortu-
nate for Cleopatra, this sad var was at
tended by dire result When the
kgyp yplian feet was Sc, on fire, some of the
burning ships were driven on shore. aud
the Aames, catching the buildings close to
the water, lgnted them; the cunflagra-
tion extended TO the library ,and the larges
part Of that grand collec ion was de-
stroyed d. U. 4S)- an rreparabIe loss
TO all mankind. In after years Antony
was accused of having sent library oil
two hundred th usand volumes to Cieopa-
ira from PergaWos, 10 repair the one Ju'
Iius Caesar mad accidentally hurLed ; but
it never acquired the fame Of tho old mu-
scum.
The young king Ptolemy was drowned
in cndeavoring to escape. Caesar took
Arsuo prisoner. and entered Alexandra
in triumph, to be met by Cleopatra with
manifestations of joy and gratitude.
Caesar decided she should pass through
the form of marriage with her other
brother, then child Of eleven. He, how
ever, alone renamed posses>or Of hi
beautiful mistress, whose fascination over
him increased hourly. He stayed for
months with her making roya! progress
through Egypt, and returned To R,me,
determined ou altering the laws of the
citv, aud making her his wife.
Cleopatra was now left in undisturbed
possession of her kingdom, and In the
receipt Of the richest revenues. Youog
aud lovely, with unbounded wealth aud
power, she had not a wish unsra,ifed Il
desire uniuIfiied. She commenced a
course Of the utmost luxury aud ex'rava-
gance, expending The royal revenues in
scenes OF the widest magnifconce. She
spent enormous sums on dress aud jewels,
built splendid bargcs for water excursions
gave the most sumptuocs entertainments
ill a word, carried the passion Of luxu-
rious extravagance to the extreme.
Theu began the change in her nature.
The views OF the Ptolemies asserted their
way ever the uudiscipined mind Of the
youthful monarch. More fascinating than
ever, her sweet, childlikc vivacity, her
soft, eaticiug manner, developed into bold
forwarduess; she began to grow selfish,
hcartless, and designing; she had no con-
sciebtious scruples to interfere with the
indulgence of her perverted nature. She
grew Jealous Of her little brother, and had
him poisoned (B. q, Ar At last, being
determlued to pay a visit to Caesar in
Rome, was partly the cause OF his death.
by helping to raise the indignation of the
Roman people against him, on account OF
his scandalous conduct with her, and the
extravagauces into which his infatuated
folly carried him.
. Aftcr the murder Of Caesar, CIeopatra
fed from Rome, and the civil wars culmi
mated in the famous battle of Phippi anc
the triumph Of Mark Antony. a