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taken prisoner; and when at last CABIN
iu placed ptolcmy once more Oh his throne
iu Alexandria. (B. Z. 55,) he first use
he made of his power was to bchead his
unfortunate daugkter Berenice. 1t was
ia the ml ISL OF scenes like ,heSe--scene'
Of unnatural cruelty aud liceutious wicked
ness-lhat Cleopatra, the kings third
daughter spent those first years OF iitt
which are supposed TO form the character
OF IA young maiden. Ac,u toned from
her earliest youth 10 hear the most abOm
iuabe crimes, not only tolerated, but
praised, with no re igion save the worship
Of her heather gods, none OF them re.
mai kable for morality, was 1t wonder
that the mind Of the young princess be-
came debascd, aud the natural volupt'
uouSness Of her character, instead OF be-
lug checked and restrained, should, yeai
after year. acquire greater force? De
spite, however, these draw backs. CleOpa
ira possessed great natural abilities, which
were turucd by her instructors 10 the bes;
account; and when Mark Antony 6rsj
5chcid her at her fathers court, She VA,
a beautiful, high-sprriIed, and accomplish
ed girl of fifteen. There is no doubt tina,
the gay Mark Antony attracted the no
tice Of the youthful Cleopatra, whost
mind was already disposed to regard hin
il the Iight OF Il hero aud though there
is no account Of any acquaintance be.
tween them them then, it is perfectly GER
tain Antony was greatly struck with her
incipicut Leauty and manifold accomplish
mcus No doubt, however, he regarded
her merely il the light OF graceful, III
tclIigen child, and went back to Rome
while Cleopatra remained in her fathers
palace, increasing daily in beauty and
and talents, becoming daily more and
more spoiled aud sef-willed. While
Rome was disturbed by the civil wars be-
tween Pompey and Caesar, Ptolen'y man
aged to keep his throne for upward Of
three years. His life, however, was fast
drawing to close. The question of sue,
cession then arose; Cleopatra was the
eldest child, already famous for her wit
aud commanding talents. Ills two sous,
both called Ptoemy, mad greater claims
but it was not deemed polite to pass the
young princess by. Ptolemy settled the
question by marrying her to her eldest bro.
lher, then a chld of ten, and leaving the
throne conformity between them. He ap.
pointed the Romau Senate their guard.
ans aud executors. Cleopatra obeyed
ber fathers wishes, and at tlgt leeu years
OF age married her brother, asccnling the
throne ith him as King aud Queen OF
Egyp (B. G. 81 Such Il union, which
was, IN laci, uu union all, could not but
be productive of the direst results. The
young queen, growing dairy more and
more fascinating in her manners, more
determined III her character, win. ing the
hearts Of all around her. excited the
Jealousy of the ounuch fhotjnus, the Sec.
retary of State, who, together with Ach-
lies. the Comrnander-in-C Chief Of l-e
Army, had heen appointed by Aulotes
guardian Of the young couI lie during then
minority.
! h mus IAN ambitious, dominccriug
man who ilau hitherto held all the power
OF a king found the child CieapaT
changed into woman as proud AS him
SIT an" equally unscrupuIous. He saw
he was luoslng his influence. and instigated
a quarrel into which he drew the young
hus band. With the aid uf Achilles, he
enlisted the army on his side, and sue
ceeded in driving Cleopatra out of the
kingdom, (B. q. 49) She he'd 70 Syria,
where she raised an army; fno'pn and
Ptolamy met her at Potassium, ard en-
camping not far from her station, prepared
for battle Other events prevented that
battle bein fought.
The murder Of the great Pompey by
the cowardly, cruel Egyptians, and the
landing Of the victorious Caesar at Alex.
andria, filled the rival camps with aston.
lshmeut aud turued the thoughts Of all to
the capita
Photinus immediately returned to the
city, taking with him the young King
PtoIemy and the ghpstly head Of Pompey,
hoping by these means to curry favor with
Caesar.
Thai noble Roman, shocked and disgust.
cd az the treachcry which had deprived
his brave and gallant rival OF his life, was
seriously dispIeased and ordered the re,
mains to be Inferred nth the most mag
nif"ent oosequies; Cleo ara in the
meanwhile, was stll at Pousium. guarded
aud watched by the army Of photinus
She determined to obtain an interview
with Caesar. who, in his place was any.
thing but comfortable Mighty monarch
that he was, calling himself lord and mas
ter Of the world he found it difficult tr
keep up the rank auu state of powerful
king without the means. He claimed the
six thousand talents which Auetes haC
promised for procuring an alliance witt
Rome; and also, as Roman Consul to bt
executor of Ptolemy's will, and the righ
Of deciding between Cleopatra and he
brother. The ouuuch, true to his m9aI
aud contemplate character, resisted thcs,
demands and, while pretending friend
ship, kept Caesars soldiers on the mos
wretched food aud fomentcd quarrels be
tween them aud the Alexandriau popu
lace. Caesar soon found himself in immi
nent danger He despatched message
into Syria, ordering fresh legions to pro
cced TO his assistance without delay,
Cleopatra, meanwhile, was not idle
The impetuous young queen burned wit
impatience to be free from her cbaius, an
plead her own cuuse before Caesar, couf
don't in the pnwer of her bn.ntv and III