Caesar was now in Egypt to destroy the remnants of Pompey’s legions. The young Pharaoh there had joined his own army with the latter and was fighting Caesar in an effort to expel him “from our sacred soil.” There was more than a rumor that the aging Caesar was embroiled in a love-intrigue with the sister of Ptolemy, young Cleopatra, whose reputation for extraordinary beauty had reached Rome long ago. She had joined with Caesar for more than love, however; she wished to destroy her brother and assume his throne as queen of Egypt.
