🪷 23 August 30 BC #Octavian kills #Caesarion, 17-year-old son of #JuliusCaesar (#Cleopatra claimed). The man who would later become #Augustus #Caesar ordered the execution, saying: “Two Caesars is one too many!” 🪷
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🪷 On 23 August 30 BC #Octavian killed #Caesarion, 17-year-old son of #Cleopatra and #JuliusCaesar. Or did Caesarion escape? He lives on in the movies, memorably reincarnated on the big screen by #MarkDamon. #FilmTip Watch the exciting trailer: youtu.be/DupofgCwn7g 🪷
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🪷 On 12 August 30 BC #Cleopatra VII last queen of Egypt kills herself after the suicide of Antony. It was said she died by means of an asp in a basket of figs. She was succeeded by her teenage son #Caesarion, who soon fled into exile or else he was killed on #Octavian 's orders. 🪷
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I found out that two of my fictional characters, coming from very distant parts of Africa, would be cousins in real life!
It makes things interesting but we end up with the small galaxy problem of Star Wars.
#AmWriting #HistFiction #WritingCommunity #Juba #Caesarion #CleopatraSelene #Cleopatra7
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#OnThisDay - 23 June - in 47 BC Caesarion was born. Son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII, he was a significant political figure: but his link to Caesar would seal his fate. #Caesarion 🏺
Image: Caesarion Stela from Coptos; British Museum (EA1325). Link - britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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🪷 #Caesarion born 23 June 47 BC, son of #Cleopatra and #JuliusCaesar. Never acknowledged by Caesar. Killed at age 17 by #Octavian on advice of philosopher #AriusDidymus, who said: "ouk agathon polukaisarie" (it's not good to have too many Caesars), a pun on a line by Homer. 🪷
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