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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

the Jews: the power of life which repels the

enemy was lacking.

It was during the rule of the first triumvirate

that Egypt, the kingdom of the south, was

again entered by Rome. The Roman senate in

whose charge Cleopatra and her brother,

Ptolemy Dionysius, had been placed by their

father, had requested Pompey to visit Egypt to

settle difficulties. Pompey, however, was slain

while crossing to the land in a small boat.

Cæsar entered Alexandria shortly after and

espoused the cause of Cleopatra who had been

obliged to flee from the capital. Caesar was

victorious over the ruling faction in

Alexandria, and before leaving the city,

enthroned Cleopatra and graced his triumph

in Rome with Arsinoë, a representative of the