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Latin Stories: An Anthology

Julius Caesar and Cleopatra in Love

Part A (Interleaved Text)

9.1 Caesar Caesar fortissimus most brave imperātor commander Rōmānus Roman in in Aegyptum Egypt vēnit came ubi where bellum war cīvīle civil inter between Cleopātram Cleopatra et and frātrem brother eius her ardēbat was burning

9.2 Cleopātra Cleopatra rēgīna queen pulcherrima most beautiful erat was quae who multās many linguās languages sciēbat knew et and artēs arts docta learned intellegēbat understood

9.3 Prīmō at first clam secretly in into rēgiam palace intrāvit entered in in tapēte carpet involūta wrapped up ut so that Caesarem Caesar vidēret she might see

9.4 Caesar Caesar statim immediately pulchritūdine by beauty et and sapientiā wisdom rēgīnae of queen captus captured est was et and amōre with love ardēre to burn coepit began

9.5 Multās many hōrās hours simul together sedēbant they were sittingabout philosophiā philosophy et and artibus arts colloquentēs conversing dum while amōr love eōrum their crēscēbat was growing

9.6 Per through urbem city Alexandrīnam Alexandrian ambulābant they were walking et and in in nāve ship magnificā magnificent per through Nīlum Nile nāvigābant they were sailing

9.7 Sub under lūnā moon plēnā full in on gradibus steps templī of temple ōscula kisses dabant they were giving et and somnia dreams sua theirabout futūrō future nārrābant were telling

9.8 Caesar Caesar Cleopātrae to Cleopatra rēgnum kingdom Aegyptī of Egypt restituit restored et and frātrem brother eius her superāvit overcame

9.9 Cleopātra Cleopatra fīlium son Caesaris of Caesar pepererit bore quem whom Caesariōnem Caesarion appellāvit called et and semper always amābat loved

9.10 Sed but fāta fates crūdēlia cruel amōrem love eōrum their rumpēbant were breaking nam for Caesar Caesar Rōmam to Rome revocātus recalled est was

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

9.1 Caesar fortissimus imperātor Rōmānus in Aegyptum vēnit ubi bellum cīvīle inter Cleopātram et frātrem eius ardēbat.

9.2 Cleopātra rēgīna pulcherrima erat quae multās linguās sciēbat et artēs docta intellegēbat.

9.3 Prīmō clam in rēgiam intrāvit in tapēte involūta ut Caesarem vidēret.

9.4 Caesar statim pulchritūdine et sapientiā rēgīnae captus est et amōre ardēre coepit.

9.5 Multās hōrās simul sedēbant dē philosophiā et artibus colloquentēs dum amōr eōrum crēscēbat.

9.6 Per urbem Alexandrīnam ambulābant et in nāve magnificā per Nīlum nāvigābant.

9.7 Sub lūnā plēnā in gradibus templī ōscula dabant et somnia sua dē futūrō nārrābant.

9.8 Caesar Cleopātrae rēgnum Aegyptī restituit et frātrem eius superāvit.

9.9 Cleopātra fīlium Caesaris pepererit quem Caesariōnem appellāvit et semper amābat.

9.10 Sed fāta crūdēlia amōrem eōrum rumpēbant nam Caesar Rōmam revocātus est.

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