Aug 16, 2023 · Julius Caesar was an ambitious and fearless ruler who heralded the end of the Roman Republic and became known (posthumously) as the first Roman Emperor. Cleopatra was the last in a line of Greek rulers holding tenuous control over ancient Egypt.

Apr 17, 2023 · Cleopatra and Julius Caesar met in the summer of 48 BC, and they were lovers until the Ides of March in 44 BC, when Caesar was tragically murdered.

Nov 29, 2020 · Julius Caesar enabled Cleopatra's accession to the throne of Egypt, through his actions, but also through his death. The relationship of Cleopatra and Caesar is also a symbol of the special link in ancient times uniting two ancient powerful nations, Egypt and Rome.

Jan 25, 2025 · Cleopatra (born 70/69 bce —died August 30 bce, Alexandria) was an Egyptian queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty, famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony.

Nov 9, 2009 · Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent for almost three decades. She is famed for her savvy political alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

As was the custom of the Greek Ptolemy dynasty in Egypt, Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII were married in order to maintain the family’s power and inherited the rule of Egypt upon the death of their father in 51 BC. This documentary tells the story of Julius Caesar's assassination on the 'Ides of March' in 44 BC.

May 12, 2023 · Cleopatra's relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony had fundamental consequences for both Egypt and Rome... She was a daughter of Egypt – part of the Macedonian-Greek-Ptolemaic Dynasty that had ruled since the …

Cleopatra’s astronomers helped Caesar create a new calendar, the Julian calendar, to replace the defective Roman calendar. The new calendar had 365 days and a leap year and is the basis of the calendar we use today (with minor alterations added by Pope Gregory in 1585 BC).

May 26, 2024 · In the 1st century BC, a political and romantic alliance between two of the most iconic figures of ancient history – Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII of Egypt – left an indelible mark on the Mediterranean world.

Caesar and Cleopatra’s relationship was of romantic nature but it also had its political reasons. Cleopatra needed Caesar’s armies to protect herself from Ptolemy XIII while Caesar needed Cleopatra’s impressive wealth to fund his armies and resources, thus …