Sandra Ventris reads part 19 of Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott

Of all the beautiful women of history, none has left us such convincingproofs of her charms as Cleopatra, for the tide of Rome's destiny, and,therefore, that of the world, turned aside because of her beauty. JuliusCaesar, whose legions trampled the conquered world from Canopus to the Thames, capitulated to her, and Mark Antony threw a fleet, an empire and his own honor to the winds to follow her to his destruction. Disarmed at last before the frigid Octavius, she found her peerless body measured by the cold eye of her captor only for the triumphal procession, and the friendly asp alone spared her Rome's crowning ignominy.Please click on the Comments to leave your feedback.Sandra Ventris is a professional Actress. If you wish to know more about Sandra please visit her page on this site.Podsafe Music:Intro Music by Demetrio Katis: Isles of Dannan. Home Web page Demetrio Katiswww.peopletalk.libsyn.com