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Caesar's Return from Egypt
- Caesar toured Egypt with Cleopatra, showcasing Roman power with 400 ships.
- He then addressed urgent matters across the empire before confronting his main rivals in North Africa.
Caesar's Pontic Campaign
- Pharnaces II of Pontus, son of Mithridates, castrated captured Romans.
- Caesar swiftly defeated him, famously summarizing the campaign as "I came, I saw, I conquered."
Antony's Misrule
- Mark Antony, left in charge of Rome, ruled with drunken excess and violence.
- Caesar's return and Antony's removal made Caesar popular.