H. Rider Haggard · 1889 · mediterranean

H. Rider Haggard's 1889 novel. Harmachis, rightful heir to the pharaohs, is raised in secret to overthrow the foreign queen Cleopatra and restore the old gods of Egypt - but is undone by her beauty. From Alexandria to Tarsus and the sea-battle at Actium, his doomed love and betrayed conspiracy play out to the fall of Egypt and his own ruin.

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   Alexandria

   Cleopatra's capital, seat of the last of the Ptolemies and the stage of Harmachis's doomed conspiracy.

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   Tarsus

   The Cilician city where Cleopatra sails in splendour to enchant Mark Antony.

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   Actium

   The Greek promontory off which the sea-fight is lost that dooms Antony and Cleopatra.

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   Alexandria

   Egypt again, where the lovers meet their end and the age of the pharaohs closes.