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to Cleopatra was TO him greater object
than to conquer the world, and be sent
for her TO him near Sindon, at fort call
ed tie White Hair" Cleopatra, when
she arrived, brought him money, food,
and clothing for his decimated army, and
set herself to work to regain her hold oy.
er her fugitive and undecided lover.
Cleopatra and Antouy returned to AL
exandria in regal and imperial state iier
tears, her sishs her disoonsolste and en-
scisted appearance prevented HIN joining
the Median king as he had promised. He
thought of nothing but how he could el-
evate his beautiful companion. He caus-
ed two golden thrones to be placed for h;m
and her in the place of public exercises
on a tribunal of silver. Some lower seats
he had placed for their children. He
proclaimed her Queen Of Egypt, Cyprus,
Africa, and Celosyria, appointed Cnsario,
her son by Caesar, her colleague. His
sons he called kings Of kings. To Alex
andcr he gave Armenia and Media, to,
gether with Parthla when conqured. To
ProIemy he gave PhGnicia, Syria. and
Cilicia. The children made their appear
auce Alexander in a Median dress, with
turban and tiara Ptolemy in u long cloak
and slippers, with bonnet eDeircled by a
diadem; Cleopatra wore the sacred robe
Of the goddess Isis, robe of many COL
ors. to show the universally of her infu-
euce; Antony vas altired at times as
the god Osiris, at other times in The mag
nifceLt garb Of an euperor.
These ostentations displays gave great
offence at Rome, and Caesar was indignant
at Autoay treatment Of his sister OcIa-
via. Oc.avia. pure, gentle, and iorglv-
ing, was the very model of wife and
Roman matron. She strove earnestly TO
make PEACE between her brother and An
tony, and to screen her husbands faults,
sending him supplies when he required
them, and endcavored by her conduct to
win him back to her. Her beauty, which
far surpassed Cleopatra's, her distress,
and the insults she received excited the
ingna,ion of the Roman people, which
Caesar increased by reading publicly the
contents Of Antony, will, which he had
forced from the yesta yirgins-an act Of
most impious violence.
The enemies Of Antony did not fail to
.ecoud Caesar in his accusations. One
Gcmnius accused him of giving Cleopatra
the library Of Pergamos, and stated that
at the administration of public affairs he
received loye-lctters from her enclosed III
onyx and crystal, anl when Furnius, a
Roman orator, was speaking in public,
Cleopatra pissed through the Forum in a
litter, when Antony Immediately started
up aud accompanied her, paying no fur.
ther attention TO the cause Caesar de-
tcrmined to mako war ou Antony and
Cleopatra, and Antony prepared to defend
himself. They fitted out powerful arm.
amcnt and collected an army, consisting
of hundred thousand foot aud twelve
thousand horse. All the auxiliary kings
who fought under their banners or sent
supplies swclled bis force to au enormous
extent.
Meanwhile, Antony and Cleopatra
spent their time in the Island of Samos
in their usual dissipaled way, by feastlng
and revelIing, instead Of making their
plan Of attack on Caesar Antony. be-.
sides, seut Ociavia 3 bill of divorce
ordering the injured, patient wife out of
his house she complied, taking her chill
dren with her, and Antony's by Favia,
(except the eldest, who was with his IA
ther. deploring the severity Of her fate
with tears.
AT last news came to Clcouatra and An.
tony that Octavius was close to them at
Actum, and they must prepare to give
him battle. The trends of Antony, old
veterans and grayheaded warriors, i'm.
plorcd him to fight by land. Cleopatra,
however, insisted on his fighting by sea,
probably because she thought she had the
greatest chance Of escaping should they
lose the day. The weak Antony yielded
to her cntrcaties.
Cleopatra, terrified and panic.stricken
at the noise of the conflict, took flight
with her sixty sail almost at the very on
set (i5. 9 81 J and Antony, seeing her
depart, well knowing it would be her ruin,
threw himself into five-oarcd golIey and
sieered after her, determined to share the
fate Of the woman he loved. Cleopatra,
seeing hiin follow her, signalled from the
vessel she was in aud he was hoisted on
board. Not daring to meet the eye of
the man she had torsaken, she remained
out of sight while Antony, was over
come with despair, sat in the PROV, prey
to the deepest agony and remorse. 1t
was long time before he would look at
or speak to Cleopatra, but gradually the
old fascination asserted itself, and he fol-
lowed her into Egypt. Although told his
case was not hopeless and his feet not con-
qnered, while the army on lard iena ned
intact, he would listen to nothing bu,
Cleopatra, he would follow her alone. The
consequences Of his :nfatuation and folly
were fatal. The whole of the force, ma.
val and military, went over to Cesar
Arrived in Egypt, the queen determined
to save her treasures if she could, and tc
escape into India. She ordered number
of ships to be carried from the Mcditer.
ranean to the Rcd Sea, but the Arab,
captured and burned them. Changing
her resolution she sent messengers to U@
sar requesting Egypt for her children. She
sent him also, together with Antony
presents of gold and articles of value
which Caesar had the mcanness to accept
but refused the requests. He, however