Observance of the Law

In 59 b c, the future queen cleopatra of egypt was ten years old. She witnessed the overthrow and banishment of her father, ptolemy the twelfth. None of the four children felt satisfied with this - everyone wanted more power. A struggle emerged between cleopatra and p tolemy, each trying to push the other to the side. Cleopatra saw her chance when roman ditator julius caesar arrived in alexandria. Legend has it that she had herself smuggled into his presence,. rolled up inside a carpet, which was gracefully unfurled at his feet.