Cleopatra

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sun god (“ VII” 377). Her capital was Alexandria, discovered by Alexander the Great, and was an excellent center of Hellenistic Greek culture and commercial activity (Krapp 615).
Three years after gained rule over Egypt she was driven into exile by the supporters of her brother Ptolemy XIII (“” 489). Caesar arrived in Egypt in search of his rival Pompey. A civil war occurred between the two Roman men. soon realized the need to cooperate with Rome to gain beneficial aid in regaining her throne (Nardo 24). After a long power conflict, Caesar defeated his opponent Pompey in a major battle. When discovered that Caesar was in her capital, she had one of her attendants take her to him rolled up in a rug and offered as a gift (Krapp 615). Caesar was overcome by ’s charm, and the two quickly became lovers. She was twenty-one, and he was fifty-two at the time. and Caesar both intended to use one another. Caesar needed money to pay for his campaigns and claimed that owed it to ...

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