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ALEXANDRIAN WAR.
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tiers, several of whom kill themselves in different
ways.
Col. V. v. 2. cervicibus aspide mollem
v. 4. flatu, brevis Irunc sine morsibus anguis.
v. 7. animam pressis effundere venis.
v. 8. I.. mersisque.. clauserunt guttura fauces.
v. 9. Has inter strages solio descendit..
After a long hiatus, we find, in the seventh
column, the attempts which Proculeius made, by
order of Octavianus, to induce Cleopatra to sur-
render at discretion.
Col. VII. v. 3. Res regina gerit: Proculei...videbat
v. 4. Atroposinridens...diversa...
v. 5. Consilia interitus...amaret.
v. 6. Ter fuerat revocata...es cumpa..atus
v. 7. Et patriee comitante suse : cum.. Caesar
v. 8. -v. 9. Signaque constituit sic. in artum.
Col. VIII. -urbem ;
Opsidione tamennec corpora moenibus aptant,
Castraque pro muris atque arma pedestria ponunt.
Hos inter coetus aliosque ad bella paratus
Vtraque sollemnis iterum revocaverat orbes
Consilius nox apta ducum, lux aptior annis.
Octavianus enters Alexandria, which city can-
not be said to have been besieged. Meanwhile
night comes on, and the poem concludes with-
out describing the last moments of Cleopatra.*
* Mr. Hayter conjectures this poem to have been a composi-
tion ofVarius, the friend of Virgil. It is not transcribed either
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183
tiers, several of whom kill themselves in different
ways.
Col. V. v. 2. cervicibus aspide mollem
v. 4. flatu, brevis Irunc sine morsibus anguis.
v. 7. animam pressis effundere venis.
v. 8. I.. mersisque.. clauserunt guttura fauces.
v. 9. Has inter strages solio descendit..
After a long hiatus, we find, in the seventh
column, the attempts which Proculeius made, by
order of Octavianus, to induce Cleopatra to sur-
render at discretion.
Col. VII. v. 3. Res regina gerit: Proculei...videbat
v. 4. Atroposinridens...diversa...
v. 5. Consilia interitus...amaret.
v. 6. Ter fuerat revocata...es cumpa..atus
v. 7. Et patriee comitante suse : cum.. Caesar
v. 8. -v. 9. Signaque constituit sic. in artum.
Col. VIII. -urbem ;
Opsidione tamennec corpora moenibus aptant,
Castraque pro muris atque arma pedestria ponunt.
Hos inter coetus aliosque ad bella paratus
Vtraque sollemnis iterum revocaverat orbes
Consilius nox apta ducum, lux aptior annis.
Octavianus enters Alexandria, which city can-
not be said to have been besieged. Meanwhile
night comes on, and the poem concludes with-
out describing the last moments of Cleopatra.*
* Mr. Hayter conjectures this poem to have been a composi-
tion ofVarius, the friend of Virgil. It is not transcribed either
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