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　or　any　symptom　of　poison　upon　her　body；　nor　was　the　asp　seen　within　the　monument；　only　something　like　the　trail　of　it　was　said　to　have　been　noticed　on　the　sand　by　the　sea；　on　the　part　towards　which　the　building　faced　and　where　the　windows　were。　Some　relate　that　two　faint　puncture…marks　were　found　on　Cleopatra's　arm；　and　to　this　account　Caesar　seems　to　have　given　credit；　for　in　his　triumph　there　was　carried　a　figure　of　Cleopatra；　with　an　asp　clinging　to　her。　Such　are　the　various　accounts。　But　Caesar；　though　much　disappointed　by　her　death；　yet　could　not　but　admire　the　greatness　of　her　spirit；　and　gave　order　that　her　body　should　be　buried　by　Antony　with　royal　splendour　and　magnificence。　Her　women；　also；　received　honourable　burial　by　his　directions。　Cleopatra　had　lived　nine…and…thirty　years；　during　twenty…two　of　been　she　had　reigned　as　queen；　and　for　fourteen　had　been　Antony's　partner　in　his　empire。　Antony；　according　to　some　authorities；　was　fifty…three；　according　to　others；　fifty…six　years　old。　His　statues　were　all　thrown　down；　but　those　of　Cleopatra　were　left　untouched；　for　Archibius；　one　of　her　friends；　gave　Caesar　two　thousand　talents　to　save　them　from　the　fate　of　Antony's。　　　Antony　left　by　his　three　wives　seven　children；　of　whom　only　Antyllus；　the　eldest；　was　put　to　death　by　Caesar；　Octavia　took　the　rest；　and　brought　them　up　with　her　own。　Cleopatra；　his　daughter　by　Cleopatra；　was　given　in　marriage　to　Juba；　the　most　accomplished　of　kings；　and　Antony；　his　son　by　Fulvia；　attained　such　high　favour　that；　whereas　Agrippa　was　considered　to　hold　the　first　place　with　Caesar；　and　the　sons　of　Livia　the　second；　the　third；　without　dispute；　was　possessed　by　Antony。　Octavia；　also；　having　had　by　her　first　husband；　Marcellus；　two　daughters；　and　one　son　named　Marcellus；　this　son　Caesar　adopted；　and　gave　him　his　daughter　in　marriage；　as　did　Octavia　one　of　the　daughters　to　Agrippa。　But　Marcellus　dying　almost　immediately　after　his　marriage；　she；　perceiving　that　her　brother　was　at　a　loss　to　find　elsewhere　any　sure　friend　to　be　his　son…in…law；　was　the　first　to　recommend　that　Agrippa　should　put　away　her　daughter　and　marry　Julia。　To　this　Caesar　first；　and　then　Agrippa　himself；　gave　assent；　so　Agrippa　married　Julia；　and　Octavia；　receiving　her　daughter；　married　her　to　the　young　Antony。　Of　the　two　daughters　whom　Octavia　had　borne　to　Antony；　the　one　was　married　to　Domitius　Ahenobarbus；　and　the　other；　Antonia；　famous　for　her　beauty　and　discretion；　was　married　to　Drusus；　the　son　of　Livia；　and　stepson　to　Caesar。　Of　these　parents　were　born　Germanicus　and　Claudius。　Claudius　reigned　later；　and　of　the　children　of　Germanicus；　Caius；　after　a　reign　of　distinction；　was　killed　with　his　wife　and　child；　Agrippina；　after　bearing　a　son　Lucius　Domitius；　to　Ahenobarbus；　was　married　to　Claudius　Caesar；　who　adopted　Domitius；　giving　him　the　name　of　Nero　Germanicus。　He　was　emperor　in　our　time；　and　put　his　mother　to　death；　and　with　his　madness　and　folly　came　not　far　from　ruining　the　Roman　empire；　being　Antony's　descendant　in　the　fifth　generation。


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