Antony and Cleopatra from book, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1896

This elementary history of rome presents short stories of the great heroes, mythical and historical, from aeneas and the founding of rome to the fall of the western empire. Around the famous characters of rome are graphically grouped the great events with which their names will forever stand connected. Vivid descriptions bring to life the events narrated, making history attractive to the young, and awakening their enthusiasm for further reading and study. Date: 1896.