While these preparations were going forward, she received new and frequent communications from Antony, urging her to hasten her departure; but she paid very little attention to them.

It was evident that she felt quite independent, and was intending to take her own time.
At length, however, all was ready, and Cleopatra set sail.

She crossed the Mediterranean Sea, and entered the mouth of the River Cydnus.

Antony was at Tarsus, a city upon the Cydnus, a small distance above its mouth.
When Cleopatra's fleet had entered the river, she embarked on board a most magnificent barge which she had constructed for the occasion, and had brought with her across the sea.

This barge was the most magnificent and highly-ornamented vessel that had ever been built.