After defeating Pompey, Caesar went to Egypt. Much hard fighting remained: in Egypt, in the lands of modern-day Turkey, in Spain, and in
Caesar vs Pompey
The war (49–45 BC) was fought in Italy, Illyria, Greece, Egypt, Africa, and Hispania. The decisive events occurred in Greece in 48 BC: Pompey defeated
Caesar in Gaul
The Gallic War of Gaius Julius Caesar covers the war between the Romans and the Celts in modern France, and the battles of Bibracte, Vosges, Axona,
Rome Conquered Greece
The Roman-Greek wars beginning in 214 BC, were a series of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Greek kingdoms and city-states.This is a one-off
Pyrrhus and the Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War (280-275 BC) was the first time that Rome confronted the professional mercenary armies of the Hellenistic states of the eastern
Antony and Cleopatra Die
Today's installment concludes Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the Ptolemies by John P. Mahaffy published in 1895. For
Battle of Actium
Cleopatra, fleeing the battle while the outcome was undecided was a blunder other women leaders of history would not have made.Continuing Cleopatra,
Cleopatra Visits Jerusalem
The scene at Herod's palace must have been inimitable.Continuing Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the Ptolemies by
Cleopatra Seduces Marc Antony
Plato admits four sorts of flattery, but Cleopatra had a thousand.Continuing Cleopatra, Caesar and Antony,our selection from The Empire of the