Caesarion

Egypt's Last Pharoah Did you know Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt? Did you also know she was of Greek descent not Egyption? She ruled from 51 bc to 31 bc. Cleopatra is really cool because she killed a lot of people, the way she died was really cool, and she was friends with benefits with Julius Caesar. So, Cleopatra killed a lot of people and it was really awesome but I will only talk about a couple of people she killed or battles she was in. The most famous battle she was in…

Caesar Dies on the Senate Floor Breaking: Today, Julius Caesar, our ”dictator for life” of our great Empire, is murdered by his own senators at a meeting in a hall next to Pompey’s Theatre. Caesar was a military genius, he defeated Pompey and he also defeated the annoying Gauls up north. Caesar was also very generous to us and we elected for many political positions and he satisfied us. Today he dies at the age of 55. Caesar was killed today morning at a meeting hall next to Pompey’s Theatre.…

“When everything seemed lost, the heirs of the house of Ptolemy would suddenly have almost put within their grasp a dominion stretching not only over the lost ancestral lands, but over wider territories than Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II or Ptolemy III had ever dreamed of. Those kings, being men, had based their dominion on the power of their arms; but now, when the military power of Egypt would bring to the contest power of a wholly different kind-the power of a fascinating woman.” E.R. Bevan, The…

Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC by the Roman senate. They had stabbed him to death, and it was all because they were afraid of what he might do if he became the king of Rome. They were afraid because they knew all too well what could happen if there is only one; all powerful ruler. Some of the senate thought saw Julius Caesar as a tyrant. The others thought that Julius Caesar had good ideas and that maybe he would not be that bad of a king; they most likely only thought this because he…

Cleopatra VII Cleopatra VII (also know as just Cleopatra) is one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt. She is most known for being one of the few female rulers during this time and her marriages to Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Some of Cleopatra's other accomplishments include her pharmacology work and studies, strengthening Egypt’s military, and speaking at least six languages. Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C in Alexandria, Egypt, however her father Ptolemy XII (who was also the pharaoh at…

Initially, the people of Rome did not want Cleopatra as a queen after Julius Caesar died. Cleopatra wanted to take over Rome after Caesar died, but the people would not let her do that and forced her to flee. The Romans did not want a queen in power especially Cleopatra. Cleopatra was a ruler alongside her twin brother in Egypt, when Caesar came over from Rome to answer a dying wish of her father to look after the two and make sure everything is going well. Caesar brought her back to Rome as his…

After the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., three men, M. Aemilius Lepidus, Mark Antony, and Octavian vied for the support of the Caesarians and the Roman people. After establishing themselves as a Triumvirate, eliminating their opposition by proscription and at the battle of Philippi, their alliance dissipated. Lepidus’ troops deserted to Octavian’s side, leaving the triumvirs Octavian and Antony at odds. Octavian began a propaganda campaign against Antony that ultimately led to his…

Although her son was given the name Ptolemy XV, Cleopatra called him by the name Caesarion for the purpose of letting the public know that Julius Caesar fathered him. In the year 46 B.C., Cleopatra accompanied Julius Caesar to Rome, and returned back to Alexandria in 44 B.C. after Julius Caesar was assassinated. It was only after her arrival…

Her full name Cleopatra VII Philopator and was the Queen of Egypt. She was the last of the Pharaohs set up in Egypt by Alexander the Great. By descent, she was a Macedonian Princess. After she died, Egypt became the Roman province of Aegyptus. At 18 years old, her father, who was king, died. She and her brother 12 year old brother, Ptolemy, became the leaders of Egypt. She was queen and her brother was king. Her reign was ended by a group of often in attendance at the court of a king or other…

Near the beginning we are introduced to Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar conquered many lands and ruled Rome. Ultimately his greed and desire to become King of the Romans, something that Romans would not tolerate, ended his life. The scene where Julius Caesar first makes landfall and meets the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII shows how clever and witty Caesar is. The Egyptians have a preconceived notion of how Romans behave, barbaric and demanding. Caesar shows them that he is smarter than they are and acts…