Famous and decisive battles of the world; . to becloud his reputation asa soldier. A battle was imminent; he was taken sick and hadto be removed some distance to the rear, and Brutus had ordereda general attack with his wing just at the moment when the armyin front of him had been deprived of its leader. Of the actual phases, the movements and changes of the bat-tle of Philippi, no detailed accounts have reached us. The wingof Brutus, charging with great impetuosity, seems to have utterlyoverthrown that of the now absent Octavius, and to have drivenit back in confusion and dismay. But, while h
Famous and decisive battles of the world; . to becloud his reputation asa soldier. A battle was imminent; he was taken sick and hadto be removed some distance to the rear, and Brutus had ordereda general attack with his wing just at the moment when the armyin front of him had been deprived of its leader. Of the actual phases, the movements and changes of the bat-tle of Philippi, no detailed accounts have reached us. The wingof Brutus, charging with great impetuosity, seems to have utterlyoverthrown that of the now absent Octavius, and to have drivenit back in confusion and dismay. But, while he was winningthis great success, and perhaps beginning to take heart andbelieve that the evil demon of his vision was but an emptydream after all, Mark Antony on the other flank had charged,utterly overwhelmed Cassius, and sent the republican left wingwhirling from the field. Cassius himself, driven even beyond hiscamp, was left alone in the rout that followed. He couldnot rally his men. He was deserted by most of his officers, and. SUICIDE OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. lJ\ the west. Antony preferred the luxury and wealth to be foundin the Asiatic provinces, and so decided to remain there. Itwas while in Cilicia that he summoned before him for trialCleopatra, the renowned Queen of Egypt, who stood accused ofconspiring with Cassius against the Triumvirate. She camefearlessly, sailing up the Cydnus in her marvellous barge withpurple sails and silver oars, surrounded by all the beauty andwitchery of her court; she herself outrivalling all in physicalcharms and in mental powers. She was summoned to sentencebut she came to conquer, and Antony fell a victim at the firstinterview. Here began his downfall. Rivalry of an intense nature had already sprung up betweenhim and Octavius. For five years a hollow pretence of alliancewas kept up between them, and Antony had for a time to appearat Rome, but speedily returned to the east and Cleopatra, whohad completely ensnared him. In 36 B. C
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