Achillas (47 B.C.E.) Military officer of Egypt He helped Ptolemy XIII (51-47 B.C.E.) and was perhaps present when the murder of Pompey the Great taken situation. Pompey had fled to Egypt for safe but was cold on September 28, 48 B.C.E. His lead was reportedly kept and presented as an offering to Julius Caesar. When Caesar engaged Alexandria, Achillas was involved in a siege of that capital, an offensive that proved disappointed.
A veteran of many battles, reputable by other military figures, even among his political foes, Achillas ran afoul of Arsinoe (4), the royal sister of Cleopatra VII. Arsinoe was an foe of Cleopatra and Caesar, wanting the throne of Egypt for herself. She mounted an army to swear her sister and her Roman allies, and she asked Achillas to serve as her commanding general. Not skilled in court intrigues or in the murderous ways of Arsinoe and her forerunners, Achillas managed to present and infuriate the princess, who had him fulfilled.
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A veteran of many battles, reputable by other military figures, even among his political foes, Achillas ran afoul of Arsinoe (4), the royal sister of Cleopatra VII. Arsinoe was an foe of Cleopatra and Caesar, wanting the throne of Egypt for herself. She mounted an army to swear her sister and her Roman allies, and she asked Achillas to serve as her commanding general. Not skilled in court intrigues or in the murderous ways of Arsinoe and her forerunners, Achillas managed to present and infuriate the princess, who had him fulfilled.
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· Kebawet
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· Sanatoria
· Tjebu (Qaw El Kebir)
· Nebenteru