Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)
GPTKB entity
Properties (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military conflict
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Caesar's_relationship_with_Cleopatra
Ptolemy_XIII's_death Cleopatra_becomes_queen_of_Egypt Roman_influence_in_Egypt_increases |
| gptkbp:casualties |
high on both sides
|
| gptkbp:date |
47 BC
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 6 months
|
| gptkbp:events |
siege
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Egypt
Late Roman Republic |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)
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| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Commentarii_de_Bello_Civili gptkb:Dio's_Roman_History gptkb:Appian's_Civil_Wars |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:burning_of_the_Library_of_Alexandria
Cleopatra's_alliance_with_Caesar Roman_control_over_grain_supply Caesar's_arrival_in_Alexandria Caesar's_consolidation_of_power_in_Egypt Caesar's_counter-siege Caesar's_return_to_Rome_after_the_siege Cleopatra's_coronation_as_queen Ptolemaic_civil_war_escalates Ptolemy_XIII's_defeat Ptolemy_XIII's_siege_of_Caesar establishment_of_Roman_garrison_in_Alexandria influence_on_future_Roman-Egyptian_relations political_ramifications_in_Rome |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alexandria
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Ptolemy_XIII
gptkb:Julius_Caesar Cleopatra VII |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Caesar's_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
Battle of Pharsalus
Battle of Zela |
| gptkbp:result |
Roman_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
established_Caesar's_control_over_Egypt
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:tactics |
naval engagement
blockade land assault |