As Amy Crawford explains in her Smithsonian Magazine article 'Who Was Cleopatra,' her father had named both her and her teenage brother, Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII, as co-rulers in his will. The Egyptian Queen had been driven from the palace in Alexandria by her brother/husband Ptolemy XIII. Heritage Images/Getty Images Before meeting Caesar, Cleopatra was in a difficult spot politically. Julius Caesar who was actually Pompey’s father-in-law becomes a great military leader, and eventually. Cleopatra confronts Gaius Julius Caesar after emerging from a roll of carpet. Then, cunningly, another man joined a coalition with them (known as the First Triumvirate). It ended with Caesar being named Rome’s “ dictator for life.” Years later, the Roman Republic dissolved and the Roman Empire emerged-with Caesar’s adopted son, Augustus, serving as its first emperor. Cleopatra Before Caesar by Jean-Lon Grme, oil on canvas, 1866. In 42 BC, at the Battle of Philippi, Caesars assassins were routed and the Roman Empire was divided between Mark Antony and Caesars great-nephew Octavian.
(Romans were familiar with throwing (casting) dice as a game of chance.) The Roman civil war that followed lasted five years. He may have quoted one of his favorite plays when crossing the stream- Alea iacta est, the die is cast. It was against the law to cross into Roman territory with an army, and Caesar knew this-he knew he was starting a civil war. Caesar crossed from a part of Gaul, where he was serving as governor. The Rubicon was a shallow river that served as a boundary between Rome and its provinces. Caesar’s popularity and independence created tension between him and other elected officials in Rome. Search over 90+ million stock images, footage & vectors.
The Triumph of Caesar from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, Flanders, circa 1680. Find cleopatra and julius caesar Stock Photos & Images at agefotostock, one of the best stock. cleopatra and caesar stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Julius Caesar was a very popular military and political leader who expanded the borders of the Roman Republic through what are today France, Spain, and the island of Britain. Relief depicting Cleopatra VII, Julius Caesar and their son Caesarion, later her co-regent Ptolemy XV Caesar. In crossing the Rubicon, Caesar began a civil war that signaled the end of the Roman Republic. On January 10, 49 B.C.E., General Julius Caesar entered Roman territory by crossing the Rubicon, a stream in what is now Northern Italy.
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