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The Battle of the Nile in early 47 BC saw the combined Roman – Egyptian armies of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII defeat those of the rival Queen Arsinoe IV and King Ptolemy XIII and secure the throne of Egypt.
- early 47 BC
- Nile Delta, Egypt
During the Egyptian conquest, the Pharaoh would divide his army into two parts, the North and the South. They would then be further divided into four more armies named after the Egyptian gods Ra, Amen, Ptah, and Sutekh (of all the armies the Pharaoh would align himself with Amen).
#TotalWarRome2 #Cinematic The Battle of the Nile in 47 BC saw the combined Roman–Egyptian armies of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII defeat those of the riva...
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Apr 23, 2024 · The military achievements of the Pharaohs are immortalized in inscriptions, monuments, and reliefs that depict their victories, campaigns, and heroic deeds on the battlefield. The legacy of the Pharaohs’ military continues to inspire awe and admiration for the warriors of Ancient Egypt.
- Early Relations with Rome
- Egypt Becomes A Roman Province
- Social & Cultural Divisions
- Attitude Towards Roman Control
- The End of Roman Egypt
Rome's presence in Egypt actually predated both Julius Caesar and Octavian. The Romans had been involved periodically in Egyptian politics since the days of Ptolemy VI in the 2nd century BCE. The history of Egypt, dating from the ousting of the Persians under Alexander through the reign of the Ptolemys and the arrival of Julius Caesar, saw a nation...
With the end of a long civil war, Octavian had the loyalty of the army and in 29 BCE returned to Rome and the admiration of its people. The Republic had died with Caesar. With Octavian - soon to be acclaimed as Augustus - an empire was born. It was an empire that would overcome poor leadership and countless obstacles to rule for almost five centuri...
Egyptian temples and priesthoods kept most of their privileges, although the imperial cult did make an appearance. While the mother-city of each region was permitted partial self-government, the status of many of the province's major towns changed under Roman occupancy with Alexandria (the city's population would reach 1,000,000) enjoying the great...
Initially, Egypt was accepting of Roman control. Its capital of Alexandria would even play a major role in the ascendancy of one of the empire's most famous emperors. After the suicide of Nero in 68 CE, four men would vie for the throne – Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian – in what became known as the Year of the Four Emperors. In the end, the ...
When emperor Diocletian came to power in the late 3rd century CE, he realized that the empire was far too big to be ruled efficiently, so he divided the empire into a tetrarchy with one capital, Rome, in the west and another, Nicomedia, in the east. While it would continue supplying grain to Rome (most resources were diverted to Syria), Egypt was p...
- Donald L. Wasson
May 26, 2024 · The Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC was one of the most significant military engagements in ancient history. It was the decisive clash between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great in the Great Roman Civil War, a conflict that marked the beginning of the end for the Roman Republic.
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Jun 12, 2006 · On August 9, 48 bc, the power struggle for Rome reached its climax as Gaius Julius Caesar faced off against the commander he regarded as the most formidable adversary of his military career: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus.
