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December 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Antony and Cleopatra Die

Today's installment concludes Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the Ptolemies by John P. Mahaffy published in 1895. For

November 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

Battle of Actium

Cleopatra, fleeing the battle while the outcome was undecided was a blunder other women leaders of history would not have made.Continuing Cleopatra,

November 25, 2017 1 Comment

Cleopatra Visits Jerusalem

The scene at Herod's palace must have been inimitable.Continuing Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the Ptolemies by

November 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

Cleopatra Seduces Marc Antony

Plato admits four sorts of flattery, but Cleopatra had a thousand.Continuing Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the

November 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

Cleopatra Meets Marc Antony

On her arrival, Antony sent to invite her to supper. She thought it fitter he should come to her.Continuing Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our

November 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Caesar Assassinated; Cleopatra Flees Back to Egypt

When Caesar was assassinated, she was still at Rome, and had some wild hopes of having her son recognized by the Caesareans.Continuing Cleopatra,

November 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony

This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Cleopatra Meets Julius Caesar.IntroductionIn another series, we

April 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

Thus Dies Antony and Cleopatra

Cleopatra was an extraordinary person. At her death she was but thirty-eight years of age. Her power rested not so much on actual beauty as on her

April 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

Battle of Actium

Before the close of B.C. 32, Octavian, by the authority of the senate, declared war nominally against Cleopatra. Antony, roused from his sleep by

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