Pompey had fled to Egypt’s capital, Alexandria, where he was executed under the order of Ptolemy. When Julius Caesar eventually arrived in Egypt, his famous love affair with Cleopatra began.

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Leading the XXXVII legion, formerly under Pompey’s command, he seized the royal palace in Alexandria and placed Ptolemy XIII, along with his elder sister and wife, Cleopatra VII Philopator, under ...

January happens to be the birth month of Cleopatra, who arguably tops the list of the most fascinating women in history. She was not the first queen or power figure in Egypt—there were Sobekneferu, ...

Pompey, struggling to beat Caesar ... Caesar demanded an explanation from Ptolemy, and Cleopatra and ordered them both to appear before him. This was tricky for Cleo as she was currently having ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar (Sir Rex Harrison) pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan), now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra VII ...

Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus. Pompey was a war hero who had been badly treated by the Senate, while Crassus was a multimillionaire.