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Topic: Alexandria, Siege of
Location: Thespiae Greece

Alexandria, Siege of

Years: 48BCE - 47BCE

The Siege of Alexandria is a series of skirmishes and battles occurring between the forces of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII, Arsinoe IV, and Ptolemy XIII, between 48 and 47 BCE.

During this time Caesar is engaged in the Civil War between himself and the forces of the Senate.

"History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten."

— George Santayana, The Life of Reason (1906)