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In this article we will take a light on the The struggle for power in Rome Between Caesar and Pompey and Crassus And how the fall of Crassus and Pompey in different ways And also hide Cleopatra and flight within the carpet In order to meet Caesar Where their love story began Resulted in Caesar Then the death of Caesar
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Global conflicts, Cleopatra smuggled inside the carpet, Love between Cleopatra and Caesar
Global conflicts
The scheming that went on in Alexandria’s palace was matched in Rome by an equally ruthless struggle for power. The First Triumvirate, the joint rule of three power hungry men, Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, had collapsed in 53 B.C. It collapsed when Crassus was killed in battle when he was attacking the Parthians in the Middle East. Now a struggle between Caesar and Pompey developed.
As Caesar advanced on Rome, Pompey retreated and headed for northern Greece, hoping for support from the eastern provinces he had conquered. He prepared to make a stand against his former colleague. Caesar was soon ready to pursue his old ally, now his bitter foe.
Caesar’s army demolished Pompey’s forces in the bloodiest battle ever fought among Romans. Pompey managed to escape, fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea to Alexandria. He expected a warm reception there because he had help King Ptolemy regain his throne. Pompey thought of himself as a friend and ally of Egypt. He did not know that Cleopatra had been forced to flee Alexandria and that a war between brother and sister was imminent.
As Caesar advanced on Rome, Pompey retreated and headed for northern Greece, hoping for support from the eastern provinces he had conquered. He prepared to make a stand against his former colleague. Caesar was soon ready to pursue his old ally, now his bitter foe.
Caesar’s army demolished Pompey’s forces in the bloodiest battle ever fought among Romans. Pompey managed to escape, fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea to Alexandria. He expected a warm reception there because he had help King Ptolemy regain his throne. Pompey thought of himself as a friend and ally of Egypt. He did not know that Cleopatra had been forced to flee Alexandria and that a war between brother and sister was imminent.
When Ptolemy’s guardians heard of Pompey’s approach, they decided it would be wiser to make peace with the new great military hero of the hour, Julius Caesar. They planned to kill Pompey the loser. When Pompey ship anchored in the harbor and he stepped foot on land he was stabbed in the back and decapitated. Caesar arrived in Alexandria four days later. He was outraged when they presented him with Pompey’s severed head. In fact, it was said that he wept at the sight. It was one thing to kill an enemy in honorable battle, but to have him treacherously murdered by scheming Alexandrians infuriated Caesar.
Cleopatra smuggled inside the carpet
Caesar made himself at home in Alexandria. While he was there he heard of the war brewing between brother and sister. He remembered his promise to Cleopatra’s father to carry out the king’s will: Cleopatra and her brother were to rule jointly. He also remembered that he had not been fully repaid the money that was loaned to Cleopatra’s father and he demanded payment now. He also summoned Cleopatra and her brother back to Alexandria. The guardians were furious but they behaved. Caesar would stop this war between siblings and he would be the arbiter to reestablish their joint rule.
The queen Cleopatra was eager for this chance to meet with the great Caesar and present her case. But the harbor was still blocked by her brother’s army. Cleopatra came up with a scheme. She had herself smuggled in Caesar’s apartment by concealing herself in a rug. The merchant carrying this rug was admitted to Caesar’s apartment. The merchant carefully laid this bundle on the floor and opened it. Cleopatra emerged as if in a fairytale.
Caesar made himself at home in Alexandria. While he was there he heard of the war brewing between brother and sister. He remembered his promise to Cleopatra’s father to carry out the king’s will: Cleopatra and her brother were to rule jointly. He also remembered that he had not been fully repaid the money that was loaned to Cleopatra’s father and he demanded payment now. He also summoned Cleopatra and her brother back to Alexandria. The guardians were furious but they behaved. Caesar would stop this war between siblings and he would be the arbiter to reestablish their joint rule.
The queen Cleopatra was eager for this chance to meet with the great Caesar and present her case. But the harbor was still blocked by her brother’s army. Cleopatra came up with a scheme. She had herself smuggled in Caesar’s apartment by concealing herself in a rug. The merchant carrying this rug was admitted to Caesar’s apartment. The merchant carefully laid this bundle on the floor and opened it. Cleopatra emerged as if in a fairytale.
Love between Cleopatra and Caesar
History leaves much of the rest of the evening largely to the imagination. But it is said that Caesar and Cleopatra became lovers that night. Ernle Bradford stated in Cleopatra, “Cleopatra, if not until now had been physically innocent, was certainly no political virgin. Her whole life had been passed in the intricacies of that incredible intricate court, and she was a typical Ptolemy in her desire for power. “ Bradford also stated that, “She knew that only from this Roman, this man old enough to be her father, could she obtain it. What she loved in Caesar was the fact that he was the most powerful man in the world. She was determined to be the Queen of Egypt.”p70 Cleopatra was also impressed by Caesar’s intelligence and his self-confidence. He was not a typical boorish Roman barbarian, but a cultivated man of the world. He could even talk with her in Greek.
Caesar reconciled the royal family. He announced that Cleopatra and Ptolemy were king and queen again. Caesar returned the Island of Cyprus back to Egypt. He had Pothinus, Ptolemy’s guardian, arrested and put to death for treason. Ptolemy, while trying to flee Egypt, drowned. Caesar exiled Arsinoe. She later, tried to seize the throne again, only to be killed as with Ptolemy XIV.
Cleopatra soon became pregnant with Caesarion, Caesar’s son. She thought, according to Laura Forman, author of Cleopatra’s Palace, “that their son might have a claim to be master not only of Egypt but of Rome as well.”p102 Cleopatra thought that now with Caesar by her side and the birth of their son she would not have to worry anymore that Rome might annex Egypt as a province. Only days after Cleopatra gave birth to their son, Caesar left her to go back to Rome. He sent for her two months later. Not long after Cleopatra arrived in Rome Caesar was killed in a conspiracy. Cleopatra was devastated. She had lost her lover, father of her son, and her much needed protector.
Caesar reconciled the royal family. He announced that Cleopatra and Ptolemy were king and queen again. Caesar returned the Island of Cyprus back to Egypt. He had Pothinus, Ptolemy’s guardian, arrested and put to death for treason. Ptolemy, while trying to flee Egypt, drowned. Caesar exiled Arsinoe. She later, tried to seize the throne again, only to be killed as with Ptolemy XIV.
Cleopatra soon became pregnant with Caesarion, Caesar’s son. She thought, according to Laura Forman, author of Cleopatra’s Palace, “that their son might have a claim to be master not only of Egypt but of Rome as well.”p102 Cleopatra thought that now with Caesar by her side and the birth of their son she would not have to worry anymore that Rome might annex Egypt as a province. Only days after Cleopatra gave birth to their son, Caesar left her to go back to Rome. He sent for her two months later. Not long after Cleopatra arrived in Rome Caesar was killed in a conspiracy. Cleopatra was devastated. She had lost her lover, father of her son, and her much needed protector.
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