Story of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar- Summary

One of the most fascinating stories that have been used to write novels and have even been taken to the cinema, is set in a true story. In this lesson from a TEACHER we will focus on making you a summary of the History of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, who starred in one of the most important moments in the respective final stages of their different countries, since Cleopatra was the queen of Hellenistic Egypt, who would fall into the hands of Octavian in the year 30 a. C. While Caesar was the figure that would end the Roman Republic and although he was assassinated by senators on March 15, 44 BC. C. He left everything done so that Octavian would end up being the emperor.

We do not know exactly how the first contact between the two dignitaries occurred. From the history of Rome (and some of Caesar's remaining writings) it appears that Cleopatra would meet him around the year 48 BC. C. moment in which the Roman general had ordered to gather Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy hers to end the hostilities.

This, since she did not trust the aspirations of the agents of her brother, rolled up in a rug that was given as a gift to Caesar's chambers. Upon opening it in her privacy, the story goes, the Roman general found Cleopatra practically naked, and ended up spending the whole night with her. In theory it seems that what the princess was looking for was to ally herself with Rome to sit again on the throne of Egypt that her brother had taken from him.

We know little else about what will be said in that room, but from the facts that we are going to continue narrating now in this summary about the story of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, had to also be political issues, since from that moment they would become two inseparable.

In this other lesson from a TEACHER we will discover the summary biography of Cleopatra.

We continue with this summary of the story of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar to speak, now, of the civil war that took place in Egypt.

After the first contact in his room, Gaius Julius Caesar gathered all of Cleopatra's brothers and the princess herself to end the problem of Egypt, which even being a separate kingdom, Rome had been designated by Ptolemy XII as legal guardian of the kingdom. In this way the Roman general appointed Ptolemy XIII as king of the island of Crete, Ptolemy XIV and Arsinoe IV the island of Cyprus, leaving to Cleopatra as Queen of Egypt.

The problem was that after that distribution, none of the brothers was satisfied, reason why Arsinoe and Ptolemy XIII united in rebellion against Caesar and Cleopatra, and in that way although imprisoned by Rome, these were making a series of palace intrigues to put the people of Alexandria against the lovers.

Thus, Aquilas (a general of Ptolemy XIII) marched into the city with 20,000 infantrymen and 2,000 horsemen and completely surrounded the city. During the course of the siege there was the fire of the port of Alexandria by order of Caesar, where 72 Egyptian boats and 50 Roman triremes were destroyed, to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.

This war lasted several monthsDuring the course of it, Arsinoe managed to reach the rebel camp, where she was proclaimed queen of Egypt. After that, they won a series of battles and demanded that Caesar release Ptolemy XIII. Here we have to see the intelligence of César, who knew about the ineptitude of said adolescent, whom he let go without any problem. After his arrival at his camp, he was proclaimed king of Egypt and was placed in front of the army.

Caesar and Cleopatra had been biding their time, for the reinforcement troops from Rome were arriving and when they arrived, it was the turn of the allies to begin the attack, causing the rebel army to retreat. During this many drowned while trying to cross the Nile, and among them was Ptolemy XIII, who wore his golden breastplate, which was used by Caesar to teach it to the people of Alexandria.

That way the revolt ended and Cleopatra obtained the throne of Egypt in the year 47 a. C. in the same way Arsinoe was captured and sent to Rome to parade in chains through the streets of the capital, in one of her triumphs. And regarding Ptolemy XIV, being only 10 years old, he was allowed to live and also would marry his sister (tradition in the family).

Continuing with our summary on the history of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar we must know that, for a few months, the Roman general stayed in Egypt, reveling in Hellenistic culture, in addition to surrendering to the pleasure. From his relationship with Cleopatra he would be born on June 23, 47 BC. C. Ptolemy XV, which was known by the inhabitants of the city as Caesarion.

After this, Gaius Julius Caesar set out to carry out a series of campaigns, among which we find those that occurred in Pontus in the same year 47, those of Tapso in 46 BC. C. and those of Munda in 45 BC. C.

Between those stays even the queen of Egypt went to Rome twice she accompanied by her son, one of them in year 46 and another between 45-44. We have to know that Roman society never accepted the queen of Egypt among them, because They did not consider her to be trusted, but César treated her as what she was hers and even had official receptions; it is known that she brought the cult of Isis into the Roman pantheon, as a sign of respect for her beloved.

The second voyage of the Queen of Egypt would end the assassination at the hands of the senators of Rome on March 15, 44 BC. C. of Gaius Julius Caesar, causing Cleopatra and Caesarion to quickly march back to Egypt to be safe.