Alexandrian Civil War

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ancient conflict civil war

The Alexandrian Civil War was a 1st-century BCE conflict in Egypt between rival factions of the Ptolemaic dynasty, most notably Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra VII, that drew in Julius Caesar and helped reshape the political landscape of the late Roman Republic.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient conflict ⓘ civil war ⓘ
cause	Roman intervention in Egyptian royal politics ⓘ rivalry between Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra VII ⓘ succession dispute in the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
chronology	1st century BCE ⓘ
conflictType	dynastic war ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ
consequence	Egypt became a de facto client kingdom of Rome ⓘ increased political power of Julius Caesar ⓘ reshaping of late Roman Republic power dynamics ⓘ
endTime	47 BCE ⓘ
hasCommander	Arsinoe IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganymedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mithridates of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Arsinoe IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleopatra VII Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian forces loyal to Cleopatra VII ⓘ Egyptian forces loyal to Ptolemy XIII ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman forces loyal to Julius Caesar ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheater	city of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of the Nile (47 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Alexandria (47 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcomeForPerson	capture and later execution of Arsinoe IV (in a later episode) ⓘ death of Ptolemy XIII ⓘ
partOf	Ptolemaic dynastic struggles ⓘ late Roman Republic conflicts ⓘ
politicalImpact	contributed to the end of the Roman Republic ⓘ
relatedTo	Caesar's Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleopatra VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	defeat of Ptolemy XIII faction ⓘ establishment of Cleopatra VII as ruler of Egypt ⓘ joint rule of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIV ⓘ strengthening of Roman influence in Egypt ⓘ victory of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar ⓘ
startTime	48 BCE ⓘ

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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator → conflict → Alexandrian Civil War ⓘ