Caesar in Egypt
Oct 26, 2004
Caesar in Egypt
After Caesar met with Cleopatra and detained her brother, the young King Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy?s regent Pothinus colluded with the Egyptian general Achillas to expel Caesar. Achillas and 20,000 men marched on Alexandria where Caesar waited with only 4,000 men. Caesar had little choice but to secure what he could and prepare for a siege.
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