Introduction

After settling the Civil War in Egypt, Caesar took a month-long cruise up the Great River with Cleopatra. The slow-moving entourage was meant to display the power of Rome to any Egyptian who may be planning resistance to the new regime. His greatest problem lay near Old Carthage where senatorial forces that had fled from Pharsalus were regrouping under the command of Matellis Scipio. Before he could face his enemies in North Africa, Caesar would have to solidify his hold over every other corner of the empire, including the capital city itself.