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The Memoirs of Cleopatra Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Memoirs of Cleopatra novel. A total of 134 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Memoirs Of Cleopatra.Margaret George.Chapter 1.THE FIRST SCROLL.Warmth. Wind. Dancin
The Memoirs Of Cleopatra.Margaret George.Chapter 1.THE FIRST SCROLL.Warmth. Wind. Dancing blue waters, and the sound of waves. I see, hear, feel them all still. I even taste the sting of the salt against my lips, where the fine, misty spray coats them. An
- 34 The teams trotted once around the track, forty horses abreast, sweeping around the turn like a giant wing. The drivers must have had extraordinary skill to keep them all in line in this manner. Finally they halted just in line with us, and waited for the
- 33 "Those who wors.h.i.+p Venus must come to her wholeheartedly," I finally said, pulling back from him a bit. "My mind is clouded with all that has pa.s.sed this night before we entered her temple.""Ask the G.o.ddess to remove it," he said. His voice
- 32 "He can be charming when he wishes," said Caesar."Obviously tonight he did not wish to be," I said. "And what do you mean, people say he is your son?""Long ago Servilia was in love with me," he said. "And I was very fond of her.""So that's why
- 31 "He has honors enough," said Brutus. "A thanksgiving of forty days for his victories has been proclaimed, there will be four successive Triumphs, he has been appointed 'Prefect of Morals' and Dictator for ten years, and his Triumphal chariot will be
- 30 A platform with steps sat in the middle of a somewhat open area, with the bronze rams of s.h.i.+ps, called rostra rostra, mounted on its front wall, bristling out like a row of boars' snouts. This must be the famous place, named for those rams, the Rostr
- 29 "Greetings, Most Exalted Majesty," he said in his elegant Greek. "Queen Cleopatra, you do us great honor to journey to Rome with the express purpose of attending my Triumph. You do me great honor to live as my guest in my garden home."He stood there,
- 28 "We are the most trusted agents and secretaries of the glorious Caesar," said Oppius. "It is our honor to serve him day and night." He handed me the scroll. "A message from the Mighty One."I broke the seal and unrolled it carefully. It was still lig
- 27 "Yes, it is as straight as a Roman road," he said. "The problem is the winds at this time of year. They blow in exactly the wrong direction. And the expanse of water is so great that there is a natural limitation on the speed of the rowers. This galley
- 26 I spoke with Mardian first, and listened patiently to his recital of the aggravations of working with Epaphroditus: his arrogance, his insistence on his own methods, his unavailability at certain times, owing to his other business. I attempted to soothe h
- 25 Then I saw the cobra. I thought I was dreaming, or that it was a wooden sculpture that I had somehow overlooked earlier. A dark wooden one, against the far wall. It was motionless. Yes, it was a sculpture. I felt my fear drain away.Just then it moved. It
- 24 I studied her features: the s.h.i.+ning dark skin, the high-bridged nose, the curving lips. Facially she resembled them, but her body was in no way like the two types predominant here.The city was one of wide streets and circular dwellings made of mud and
- 23 "Then, pray, stop looking at me so anxiously!" I returned to the report.Cato warned the army of Pompey to avoid an immediate battle, since they could only grow stronger in time, having all the food depots and s.h.i.+pping routes under their control. Cae
- 22 "In other words, a mixture of gossip and business," I said.Mereruka smiled. "Is there any business without gossip?" I liked him, this broad-faced man from Upper Egypt. I could not imagine that he would ever be tempted to leave this place of his birth;
- 21 As the waters continued to rise, everyone rejoiced. During the first two years of my reign there had been insufficient water, causing famine. Now, on this first flood since I had been restored to the throne, a restoration in nature seemed promised as well
- 20 "A name to blazen forth both sides of his inheritance," I said. "Ptolemy Caesar."Olympos looked startled. "Do you dare to bestow the familial name of Caesar without permission of that family?""I do not need permission from that family! What have th
- 19 The Temple of Isis, farther out on the peninsula, seemed to have suffered little damage, perhaps because it was out of range of the rocks and missiles lobbed by the townspeople over the walls of the palace grounds. But the nearer we got to the walls, the
- 18 "No." Rufio looked surprised that he would even ask. Wasn't that enough?"I have been in Egypt eight months now," said Caesar slowly. "I came in pursuit of Pompey and became embroiled in another war. I have lost much valuable time.""You were so out
- 17 He thought for a moment. "I will marry you according to Egyptian rites," he finally said. "You will be my wife--everyplace but Rome. Because--""Yes, I know. Roman law does not recognize foreign marriages."But laws are made by men; and the only thing
- 16 As large as a wars.h.i.+p, dedicated to pleasure and power, the barge rode on the bosom of the Nile. It stretched over three hundred feet from its lotus-flower bow to its curved stern, propelled by many banks of oars, and the decks contained banqueting ro
- 15 "How did they manage to do it?" Caesar marveled. "How did they taint all our water without hurting their own?"I called in our engineers, and the answer was soon clear. Alexandria's water supply comes from underground tunnels that channel Nile water t
- 14 We were back in my--our--royal apartments. Caesar ordered a double guard around all entrances, using only his most trusted soldiers. Once in the innermost room, he sank down on a bench. Suddenly he looked much older, and the lines on his face were deeply
- 13 His tears dried up in surprise. "Wh-what?" he sniffled."It is my judgment, as executor of the late King's will, that we must abide by the terms of it. You will marry your sister Cleopatra and reign as joint monarchs in time-honored fas.h.i.+on."He co
- 12 "What about the son, Gnaeus Pompey?""What about him?""Is he your ally? What did you owe him?""Nothing.""Good. I mean to kill him. And I would not have you be my enemy thereby." He said "I mean to kill him" as casually as a boy says, "I am goi
- 11 It was then, Isis, that I knew I trusted you. It is only when our fate hangs in the balance, when our very life depends on something, that we see whether or not we trust that the rope to which we are clinging will support us. If we do not, then we will no
- 10 Night; hot, windy night. I lay in my tent unable to sleep. I had my army, and we were camped just outside the borders of Egypt, near where we had pa.s.sed months ago. I now had almost ten thousand men, some Egyptian and some Nabataean Arabs. They were goo
- 9 I sat in the shelter at the stem of the barge, protected by awnings, and watched my countryside slide by. I saw how low the Nile was as we plied our way upriver, past the pyramids, past Memphis, its white wall gleaming in the noonday sun, past green field
- 8 The cloth lay wide and heavy across my forehead, like no other cloth I had ever felt.The ceremony was repeated for Ptolemy."Now turn to Serapis and say, 'We accept the state to which you have called us; we pray to be worthy of your favor.' "Did the G.
- 7 We all screamed with laughter."Love as a weapon," said Arsinoe. I knew what she was thinking: With my boks, it is a weapon open to me. With my boks, it is a weapon open to me."That is one we Ptolemies have never employed," Father said. "Strange, when
- 6 "Your smile is the same," said Father gently. "I carried it with me in my heart the whole time."Yet this same sentimental man forced us to witness the execution of his other daughter, Berenice. How can we be so many different people, all contained wit
- 5 We stopped that evening by the banks of the river, near a waterwheel and a well-trodden pathway leading down to the water. It looked as though it would be safe from crocodiles, for there was too much human activity. The hippo Nebamun had been on the looko
- 4 "Just jump in!" called Mardian. "It isn't cold!" He was paddling near me, enjoying himself.I looked at the blue liquid surrounding me, and felt the purest form of aversion I have ever experienced. It was waiting--no, lurking, lying in wait, ready for
- 3 But once in the safety of my own rooms, I shook with shock and fear. They had turned on-their own father, seized the throne. They had committed a most grave sin; it was the curse of the Ptolemies. Their blood was compelling them to it.For we came from a v
- 2 On to the Museion--so called for the Nine Muses of creative thought-- where the Romans were given a detailed tour, being introduced to the leading scholars and shown the reading rooms. Then the Library, the biggest in the world, with its huge inventory of
- 1 The Memoirs Of Cleopatra.Margaret George.Chapter 1.THE FIRST SCROLL.Warmth. Wind. Dancing blue waters, and the sound of waves. I see, hear, feel them all still. I even taste the sting of the salt against my lips, where the fine, misty spray coats them. An