Augusta Livia hearing a few tragical verses recited out of Virgil, Tu Marcellus eris, &c., fell down dead in a swoon.

In Nova Francia and Turkey (as Leah, Rachel, and Sarah did to Abraham and Jacob) they bring their fairest damsels to their husbands' beds; Livia seconded the lustful appetites of Augustus: Stratonice, wife to King Diotarus, did not only bring Electra, a fair maid, to her good man's bed, but brought up the children begot on her, as carefully as if they had been her own.

Divine honors were decreed to the murdered man, and preparations made for a funeral which was to rival in its splendour the one which Livia had ordered for Augustus.

At this time also Livia and Julia together entertained the women.

While he was in a dilemma as to what he should do and could not be free from anxiety by day nor from terror by night, Livia one day said to him: "What is this, husband?

" Livia, hearing this, said: "That you should be the object of plots is not remarkable, nor is it contrary to human nature.

" "Yet," said Livia, "since some men are so constituted as to want to do wrong in any event, let us guard against them.

" [-16-] "You are right," answered Livia, "and I have some advice to give you,at least, if you prove willing to receive it and willing not to censure me that, woman as I am, I dare to make suggestions to you which no one else, even of your most intimate friends, would venture.

" "I will tell you," continued Livia, "without hesitation, because I share your comforts and adversities, and while you are safe I myself hold dominion day by day, whereas if you come to any harm (which Heaven forbid!)

" [-22-] Augustus heeded these suggestions of Livia and released all those against whom charges were pending, admonishing some of them orally; Cornelius he even appointed consul.

Livia had had most to do with saving the life of Cornelius, yet she was destined to be held responsible for the death of Augustus.

"] [Footnote 10: It seems rather likely that Zonaras has become confused, and that he should have said "Livia."

How the Portico of Livia was consecrated (chapter 27).

Livia and Julia were both Augusta; so were Julia (wife of Tiberius), Messalina, Agrippina, Octavia, Poppaea, Statilia, Sabina, Domitilla, Domitia, and Faustina.

The political influence wielded by women was as great during the first three centuries after Christ as it has ever been at any period of the world's history; and the powers of a Livia, an Agrippina, a Plotina, did not fail to show pointedly what a woman could do.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

Anna Livia Plurabelle; with a pref. by Padraic Colum.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

Anna Livia Plurabelle; with a pref. by Padraic Colum.

Anna Livia Plurabelle.

"At the approach of Abdel-Rhaman," say the chroniclers, "Abi-Nessa hastened to shut himself up in Livia [the ancient capital of Cerdagne, on the ruins of which Puycerda was built], flattering himself that he could sustain a siege and there await succor from his father-in-law, Eudes; but the advance-guard of Abdel-Rhaman followed him so closely and with such ardor that it left him no leisure to make the least preparation for defence.

His experiments were chiefly made on the paintings in the baths of Titus, the ruins called the baths of Livia, in the remains of other palaces and baths of ancient Rome, and in the ruins of Pompeii.