tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post4691853344383696426..comments2023-12-28T07:32:24.423-05:00Comments on Ancient Egypt, Rome and Greece: The Historical Guide to Cleopatra's Daughter, SeleneVicky Alvear Shecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-46749620626809155382014-01-17T19:14:27.619-05:002014-01-17T19:14:27.619-05:00Very interesting! Very interesting! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-64043184889846182862013-12-18T10:31:08.579-05:002013-12-18T10:31:08.579-05:00@franary, thank you for comment. From a political ...@franary, thank you for comment. From a political point of view. Caesarion never had a chance. Any victor in that situation would've offed him! We don't know how Caesarion was killed. This is all Plutarch says about it: "As for Caesarion, then, he was afterwards put to death by Caesar, — after the death of Cleopatra..." [82.1] http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Antony*.html<br />The only thing we know is that his tutor betrayed him and urged him to return to Octavian, which was a set-up. How he was killed is never explained.<br /><br />Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-65430484631872472022013-12-18T10:23:20.763-05:002013-12-18T10:23:20.763-05:00@Anon/SC--excellent point! I think I'll add it...@Anon/SC--excellent point! I think I'll add it to the post, so thank you for mentioning it.Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-23713618127861022212013-12-18T10:22:19.180-05:002013-12-18T10:22:19.180-05:00@Amalia: thanks and I agree about Caesarion. What ...@Amalia: thanks and I agree about Caesarion. What a loss!<br /><br />Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-83367017731404697072013-12-17T12:58:31.598-05:002013-12-17T12:58:31.598-05:00History is so fascinating! :) eHistory is so fascinating! :) eElizabeth O Dulembahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255495706124193452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-28825570811178502742013-12-17T12:12:31.853-05:002013-12-17T12:12:31.853-05:00dlerTerrific post. The only unclear part is the ki...dlerTerrific post. The only unclear part is the killing of Caesarion. As this was the ancient world, there was no forgiveness as we know it. (Yes, I know that J. Caesar was known for his clemency, but it was all self-serving).Here's a king of Egypt who never surrendered to the Romans, trying to escape to India with a caravan of loot. Once there he would more than likely raise an army and cause border trouble for Rome. Octavian gets the credit or blame for Caesarion's death,as he was the leader in charge, but none of the ancient writers,as far as I know,mention how Caesarion died. Did he die in the battle that ensued when the Romans caught up with him? Was he executed in private? Did Octavian allow him to commit suicide?franarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-52888779695444884882013-12-17T10:32:17.539-05:002013-12-17T10:32:17.539-05:00Wonderful post! Regarding the coinage... one thing...Wonderful post! Regarding the coinage... one thing I was thinking about, since I've looked at a lot of early Ptolemaic tetradrachms, is that Cleopatra has the hooked nose and fierce expression because she's trying to play up the family resemblance between herself and her ancestors, perhaps even Soter, the first Ptolemy. This would certainly be reflected in her naming her youngest son Philadelphos. A lot to think about -- thanks! --SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698496999580371490.post-76539259647511731192013-12-17T09:48:08.827-05:002013-12-17T09:48:08.827-05:00This post is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing all ...This post is FANTASTIC! Thank you for sharing all this information about Selene!<br /><br />also, Octavian killing Caesarian still breaks my heart to pieces. I don't think I'll ever forgive Octavian for it. Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.com