Battle of Alexandria (47 BC)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Caesar's consolidation of power in Egypt
Ptolemy XIII's defeat
gptkbp:casualties High on both sides
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ptolemy_XIII
gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:date 47 BC
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Zela
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Late_Roman_Republic
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Egypt
gptkbp:historical_impact Influence on Roman politics
Impact on Egyptian history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Alexandria (47 BC)
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Assassination_of_Ptolemy_XIII
Alliance between Caesar and Cleopatra
gptkbp:legacy Foundation of the Ptolemaic dynasty's decline
Symbol of Caesar's military genius
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Ptolemy_XIII
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:outcome Ptolemy XIII's death
Cleopatra's rise to power
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Caesar's_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Caesar's_Commentarii_de_Bello_Civili
gptkb:Appian's_Roman_History
gptkb:Dio's_Roman_History
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkb:Battle_of_Actium
gptkb:Battle_of_Pharsalus
gptkb:Battle_of_Thapsus
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the struggle for power in Egypt
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Egypt
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:naval_warfare
Siege tactics
gptkbp:type gptkb:naval_warfare
Land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ptolemy_XII_Auletes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6