Heroines of History by Jenkins, John S - 1888

MP3 Audio CD. Cleopatra Whatever might have been the character of the person occupying the throne of the Ptolemies, during the time of the Caesars and the Triumvirate, it may well be doubted, whether the independence of Egypt, under any other circumstances than those which at- tended the complete subjection of that kingdom to the Roman sway, could have been longer maintained in opposition to the colossal power whose victorious standards were planted on the rocky shores of the Atlantic, or fanned by the soft breezes of the Orient ; and, perhaps, it was rather the misfortune than the fault, of the fair, but frail, descendant of a long line of illustrious princes, that she was the last of her dynasty and race who ruled in the home of her ancestors Nay, ? is it not certain, that the charms which captivated Caesar and enthralled the heart of Antony, though powerless to save her country from the doom that awaited it, put far off the evil day of its undoing ? The Egyptian kings had long been the mere allies… Read More

MP3 Audio CD. Cleopatra Whatever might have been the character of the person occupying the throne of the Ptolemies, during the time of the Caesars and the Triumvirate, it may well be doubted, whether the independence of Egypt, under any other circumstances than those which at- tended the complete subjection of that kingdom to the Roman sway, could have been longer maintained in opposition to the colossal power whose victorious standards were planted on the rocky shores of the Atlantic, or fanned by the soft breezes of the Orient ; and, perhaps, it was rather the misfortune than the fault, of the fair, but frail, descendant of a long line of illustrious princes, that she was the last of her dynasty and race who ruled in the home of her ancestors Nay, ? is it not certain, that the charms which captivated Caesar and enthralled the heart of Antony, though powerless to save her country from the doom that awaited it, put far off the evil day of its undoing ? The Egyptian kings had long been the mere allies… Read More

S.M. Betts & Co, 1874. Hardcover. Acceptable. Fair hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Full of beautiful steel engravings. Covers show edge wear with heavy rubbing/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Front hinge cracked but binding still intact. Book shelf-cocked.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Rochester, NY: Alden Beardsley, 1852. 8vo, pp. 520. Illustrated with portrait engravings.Cloth binding stamped in gilt, aeg. Cover edges and spine little worn, some foxing and staining, o/w VG. Biographies of several famous women, including Cleopatra , Joan of Arc and Catherine of Russia.

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