Siege of Alexandria

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Ptolemy_XIII's_death
Cleopatra_becomes_queen
gptkbp:casualties significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
depicted in films
studied in military history
influenced modern military strategy
gptkbp:date 47 BC
gptkbp:duration approximately 6 months
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Thapsus
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Caesar's_Commentarii_de_Bello_Civili
gptkb:Dio_Cassius'_Roman_History
gptkb:Appian's_Roman_History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Alexandria
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Roman_navy
gptkb:Ptolemaic_navy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Ptolemy_XIII
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
Cleopatra VII
gptkbp:partOf Roman Civil Wars
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of the Nile
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Alexandria_(30_BC)
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance Consolidation_of_Caesar's_power_in_Egypt
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of grain supply
political_power_in_Egypt
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare
blockade