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Julius caesar and cleopatra war8/11/2023 This is how Plutarch from Caesarea describes this event: She sneaked into the palace (messages are common that she was supposedly wrapped in a rug, which is unlikely) and got to Caesar. To this end, she used her most important arguments: beauty, artistry of seduction and the wealth she possessed. To this end, she came up with the brilliant idea of Caesar’s seduction. The queen saw in Caesar the only chance to regain power. However, the Roman commander was outraged at the way his rival was treated. However, he was treacherously killed by Achillas (commissioned by Ptolemy XIII), who wanted to secure Caesar’s favour in this way. Defeated Pompey fled from Greece and eventually went to Egypt, where he wanted to rebuild his strength. In 48 BCE, at Farsalos, there was a decisive clash between Pompey and Julius Caesar. Berenika reigned with the support of her husband Archelaos, claiming to be the son of the former ruler of Pontus, Mithridates VI Eupator. Ptolemy in the face of the great dissatisfaction of the masses had to leave Alexandria and go into exile in 57 BCE Initially, he went to the island of Rhodes, and then to Rome.Īfter Ptolemy’s escape, power was taken over by his younger daughter Cleopatra VI, who, however, died in 56 BCE After her rule was taken over by an older sister – Berenike IV, who was suspected of poisoning her sister. Centralization of power and widespread corruption led to the rebellion and liberation of these lands from the rule of Ptolemy XII in Cyrenaica (now Algeria). The policy of submission to Rome during the annexation of Cyprus (58-56 BCE) and large donations burdening the royal budget and subjects led to an explosion of social discontent. he paid 6,000 talents for being recognized as king by the Roman senate). Pharaoh exercised power over the country thanks to Rome’s support, obtained through bribes for leading politicians and monetary donations for the Roman state (e.g. Rome’s contacts with Africa and Far EastĪncient Egypt in the middle of the first century BCE experienced a serious political and social crisis.
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