It was obvious, as it appeared to him, that Cleopatra had ceased to desire to die; that she now, on the contrary, wished to live, and that he should accordingly succeed in his desire of taking her him to grace his triumph at Rome.

He accordingly made his arrangements for departure, and Cleopatra was notified that in three days she was to set out, together with her children, to go into Syria.

Octavius said Syria, as he did not wish to alarm Cleopatra by speaking of Rome.

She, however, understood well where the journey, if once commenced, would necessarily end, and she was fully determined in her own mind that she would never go there.
She asked to be allowed to pay one parting visit to Antony's tomb.

This request was granted; and she went to the tomb with a few attendants, carrying with her chaplets and garlands of flowers.