Not, Titus, that you would lose yourself to preserve me. I do not want you to oppose the emperor, <hr>
to attract the hatred of the Senate, to irritate the people against you, to seek to stir up <hr>
the legions, to reject the lovely Arricidia who is destined for you. I do not want you to abandon <hr>
the empire for love of me. On the contrary, I urge and beseech you to obey the emperor, <hr>
to follow the advice of the Senate, to please the people, to keep your legions for making new <hr>
conquests, to accept on the throne the blessed Arricidia, to preserve the empire that destiny <hr>
promises you and your birth gives you. But after convincing everyone of my disgrace, be fair enough to remember I should be your only love. <hr>
       If I gain this of you, I would leave with some sweetness in spite of all my bitterness. <hr>
Far from cursing my enemies, I will pray for their happiness, for I will do the same <hr>
for your preservation. So may you, Titus, gain as many victories as you engage in <hr>
battles. May you rule your people with as much authority as mercy. May you <hr>
inspire fear throughout the entire world. May you earn as much glory as you <hr>
deserve. May you make your reign as joyful as I am indignant. Finally, may you <hr>
achieve so much greatness, both through your distinguished courage and your rare goodness, that with <hr>
the consent of all nations, you may inspire love and enjoy the delights of <hr>
humanity.<hr>
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                                        Effect of this Speech<hr>
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        These prayers were so fervent that they were answered: Titus was as glorious and loved as <hr>
Berenice wished him. And if the silence of history does not contradict me, she was his last <hr>
love, as she had desired. Thus, it can be said that she obtained all that she asked for, <hr>
even though she left Rome and abandoned Titus. <hr>
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                                                 Notes<hr>
        Berenice, also known under the name of Julia Berenice, born around 28, is a daughter of king <hr>
Agrippa I, the last Jewish King of Judaea. She descended from the Herodian and Hasmonean <hr>
dynasties of Judaea. She is the lover of the future Roman emperor, Titus. After following him to Rome, she <hr>
is driven away at Titus's coronation for political reasons.<hr>
        Agrippa I, sometimes called Herod Agrippa, born around 10 BC and died around 44 in <hr>
Caesarea, grandson of Herod the Great, is the last Jewish king of Judaea. He spent his childhood and youth in Rome. He became friends with Emperor Caligula.<hr>
        Chalcis is the main city of the island and regional district of Euboea, in Greece. It is <hr>
located on the Strait of Euripus.<hr>
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