Heroines of History (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 26 авг. 2016 г. - Всего страниц: 562 Excerpt from Heroines of History Auletes had two sons and three daughters. But two of his daughters survived him: the eldest, whose name was Berenice, was put to death by her father, because she had worn the crown, and assumed the royal authority, during his exile. By his will, there fore, he left the government of Egypt to his eldest son and his second daughter, - the latter being the re nowned Cleopatra. He also directed, in accordance with the usage of the Alexandrian court, that they should marry together and reign jointly. As both were minors, they were placed under the guardianship Of the Roman Senate, by whom Pompey was selected to fulfil the duties of the Office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |