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And with the sharp eye of misfortune piercing the dark veil of the future, and with the tongue of Cassandria relating what I see, I cry it out to high Heaven, and shout it out to the Earth "Nations, proud of your momentary power; proud of your freedom; proud of your prosperity your power is vain, your freedom is vain, your industry, your wealth, your prosperity are vain; all these will not save you from sharing the mournful fate of those old nations, not less powerful than you, not less free, not less prosperous than you and still fallen, as you yourself will fall all vanished as you will vanish, like a bubble thrown up from the deep!
Ceraunus, of course, saw in her a very formidable and dangerous opponent; and, after having triumphed over Antigonus, and concluded his peace with Antiochus and with Pyrrhus, he advanced toward Cassandria, revolving in his mind the question by what means he could best manage to get Arsinoe and her children into his power.
When her husband was killed, she, instead of submitting at once to the change of government, shut herself up in Cassandria, a rich and well-defended city. She had her sons with her, who, as the children of Lysimachus, were heirs to the throne.
She was well aware that she had, for the time being, no means at her command for supporting the claims of her children, but she was fully determined not to relinquish them, but to defend herself and her children in the city of Cassandria, as well as she was able, until some change should take place in the aspect of public affairs.
Their various claims. The first contest was with Antigonus. Arsinoe and her children. Their retreat to Cassandria. Ceraunus proposes marriage to Arsinoe. Ceraunus finds himself in great prosperity. Invasion threatened. Ceraunus prepares to defend himself. Ceraunus thrown to the ground and killed. Consequences of the death of Ceraunus.
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