#caesarion

[tiny-librarian]

Illustration of Cleopatra VII and her four children: Caesarion, Cleopatra Selene, Alexander Helios, and baby Ptolemy Philadelphus. It's from the Children's book "Cleopatra" by Christine Platt, and the illustrations were done by Addy Rivera.

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Ancient Egypt: The Land of the Gods of Balance and Harmony

Egypt thrived for thousands of years (from before circa 6000 BCE to 30 BCE) as an independent nation whose culture was famous for great cultural advances in every area of human knowledge, from the arts to science to technology and religion. The great monuments of ancient Egypt reflect the depth and grandeur of Egyptian culture, which influenced many ancient civilizations, among them Greece and Rome. One of the reasons for the enduring popularity of Egyptian culture is its emphasis on the grandeur of the human experience. Their great monuments, tombs, temples, and artwork all celebrate life and stand as reminders of what once was and what human beings, at their best, are capable of achieving.

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⇒ Ancient Egypt: The Land of the Gods of Balance and Harmony

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things that reading the memoirs have cleopatra have done to me: given me a much greater appreciation for first person perspective, given me a much greater appreciation for long lists and food and meticulous descriptions of architecture and buildings and environments, made me cry over cleopatra, made me emotional over cleopatra and her attachment to identification with and faith in isis, made me tear up over cleopatra and antony, made me tear up over cleopatra and olympos, made me sad over cleopatra and caesarion, made me tear up over charmian's last words, made me want to read further about the "relationship" (insofar as a relationship existed) between cleopatra and augustus, made me want to read further about the battle of actium, made me ship augustus and agrippa

[alsadeekalsadouk]

The relationship between Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar began in 48 B.C. during the Alexandrian War, when she was about 21 and he 52, and is well documented by ancient historians like Plutarch and Cassius Dio. Their connection was both political and personal, resulting in the birth of their son, Ptolemy XV Caesarion, in 47 B.C., whom Cleopatra presented as Caesar’s child, though he was never legally recognized in Rome due to Caesar’s existing marriage and Roman law. After Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C., Cleopatra, who had been in Rome, returned to Egypt, where she continued ruling for 14 more years until 30 B.C., following her defeat alongside Mark Antony by Octavian; however, some details, such as the exact timing of her return to Egypt, remain uncertain.

Note: there are no known ancient coins that show Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar together on the same coin, but for mark yes .

#Cleopatra_VII #Julius_caesar #Egypt

#Mark_Antony #Octavian

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Hathor temple at Dendera: Relief of Queen Cleopatra and her son Caesarion by Julius Caesar

[soracities]

Lover’s insomnia. Whispering, we take little bites of each other’s life stories.

Tommy Wieringa, Caesarion (trans. Sam Garrett)

[augustusnotoctavianus]

if you somehow believe that c*esar*on is in any way the heir of my divine father, you are literally problematic.

(IMAGE ID: flaming text reading “Ptolemy supporters DNI”.)

[thefollowersofthedivinesnake]

My webcomic characters ft. the historical characters they were close to!