Julius Caesar Comma Review

Hoping to prevent Caesar from invading Egypt, the child pharaoh Ptolemy VIII had Pompey killed on September 28, 48 B.C.

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When Caesar entered Egypt Ptolemy gifted him Pompey’s severed head.

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Caesar soon found himself in the middle of a civil war between Ptolemy, and his Egyptian co-regent Cleopatra.

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Caesar became her lover, and partnered with her to overthrow Ptolemy and make her ruler of Egypt.

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The pair never married, but their long-term affair produced a son.

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Caesar spent the next few years wiping out his enemies and what remained of Pompey’s supporters in the Middle East Africa and Spain.

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In 46 B.C., he was made dictator of Rome for ten years, outraging his political opponents and setting the stage for the eventual end of the Roman Republic.

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