Plut. Ant. 78.1

Life of Antony 78.1

Author
Plutarch
Translator
Bernadotte Perrin

Life of Antony

78.1

Plutarch

translated by Bernadotte Perrin

78Scarcely was he dead, when Proculeius came from Caesar. For after Antony had smitten himself and while he was being carried to Cleopatra, Dercetaeus, one of his body-guard, seized Antony’s sword, concealed it, and stole away with it; and running to Caesar, he was the first to tell him of Antony’s death, and showed him the sword all smeared with blood.