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{{Battle_Infobox|prev = [[Siege of Alexandria]]|conflict = [[Alexandrine Civil War]]|date = February 47 BCE|place = [[Nile Delta]], [[Egypt|Ptolemaic Egypt]]|result = *Roman-Egyptian victory | {{Battle_Infobox|prev = [[Siege of Alexandria]]|conflict = [[Alexandrine Civil War]]|date = February 47 BCE|place = [[Nile Delta]], [[Egypt|Ptolemaic Egypt]]|result = *Roman-Egyptian victory | ||
*Pothinus killed | *Pothinus killed | ||
*Ptolemy XIII killed|side1 = [[Julius Caesar]] | *Ptolemy XIII killed|side1 = Armies of [[Julius Caesar]] and [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]]|side2 = Army of [[Ptolemy XIII|Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator]] † <br> | ||
[[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII | {{c|[[Order of the Ancients]]}}|forces1 = Caesar's and Cleopatra's forces<br> | ||
[[Order of the Ancients]]|forces1 = Caesar's and Cleopatra's forces<br> | |||
[[Bayek]] and [[Aya]]|forces2 = Ptolemaic forces<br> | [[Bayek]] and [[Aya]]|forces2 = Ptolemaic forces<br> | ||
[[Lucius Septimius]]<br> | [[Lucius Septimius]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 15 November 2017
The Battle of the Nile (47 BCE) was a skirmish involving the Roman-Egyptian forces of Julius Caesar and his recent lover Cleopatra against the Ptolemaic forces of her brother (backed by the Order of the Ancients).
Prelude
After pursuing his rival Pompey to Egypt, Caesar, became entwined in the Alexandrine civil war after his rival, Pompey Magnus, was killed by King Ptolemy XIII in an attempt to please Caesar. When Pompey's decapitated head was presented to Caesar he was anything but impressed.
After Cleopatra introduced herself to Caesar he began to lean in her favor after being struck by her beauty. Caesar aided Cleopatra when they were besieged in Alexandria.
Battle
The Roman legions destroyed a Ptolemaic fort, and after heavy fighting stormed Ptolemy's camp. Thousands fled, including Ptolemy, who drowned when his boat was attacked by crocodiles and capsized. Although Aya was tasked with killing Ptolemy she saw he was trying to flee and left him. Bayek hunted down the eunuch Pothinus and killed him and his war elephant. After Caesar informed Bayek of Lucius Septimius' whereabouts, Bayek went to find him. Bayek defeated Septimius but was prohibited from killing him by Caesar, who claimed that because Septimius was Roman that he would be dealth with under Roman law. The Roman soldiers had to psychically restrain Bayek from attacking Septimius further. Egypt was now in the hands of Caesar, who placed Cleopatra on the throne.
Outcome
After he defeated Ptolemy's army and installed Cleopatra as ruler, he fathered his only known biological son with her, Ptolemy XV Caesar, better known as "Caesarion". Bayek and Aya were removed from Cleopatra's services shortly after her coronation.