The Seventh Cleopatra
On 2 September 44 BC, Cleopatra VII declared her three-year-old son Caesarion co-ruler of Egypt. It was a masterclass in dynastic survival after centuries of Ptolemaic fratricide - and the very move that sealed the boy's death.
Julius Caesar
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Carthage's Parting Gift
Rome had soldiers in Spain a century before Julius Caesar bothered with France, even though France was right next door. The reason has nothing to do with strategy and everything to do with Hannibal.
Caesar's Last Victory
On 17 March 45 BC, Caesar won the last battle of his civil war at Munda. He later said he had often fought for victory, but at Munda he fought for his life. He had a year left.