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The Rise of Cleopatra

The Ancients

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Caesar's Child

Cleopatra never herself tells us who the father of this baby is again she's quite good at keeping silence when it's important. Most people think that he probably is from her point of view to have a child with Julius Caesar would be a very very sensible decision. If she has a child that can unite both Rome and Egypt two great power houses at the time that would be a really good thing. She would have been very much hoping that not only was Caesarean going to take over from her but also that the balance of power with Cleopatra continuing to rule an independent EgyptCaesarean following her in that.

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