True History - Veritas Card #30 (Blue Card) - Egypt Falls to Rome

Egypt Falls to Rome - c. 30 B.C.

   Yesterday we learned about Julius Caesar and how he overtook lands in different places. Egypt was one of those places. Julius Caesar had a relationship with Cleopatra who was the Pharaoh of Egypt in 48 B.C. and they had a son. Caesar intervened in a civil war in favor of Cleopatra. Not too long after that, Julius Caesar was murdered by Brutus, on March 15, 44 B.C. Brutus was his best friend, but did not believe that Julius Caesar had the right to rule the Roman Empire that he claimed. The Roman Empire was then divided among three men. One of them, Mark Antony, ruled the eastern part of the Roman Empire. The capital city was Alexandria (named after Alexander the Great). Mark Antony married Cleopatra at that time.
   But Octavius wanted to be the ruler of the Roman Empire and he went to war against Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Octavius defeated both of them and both Mark Antony and Cleopatra killed themselves.
  The name Octavius was changed to Caesar Augustus. He now ruled over Egypt and Rome. The Egyptians became weak as a people, and as a result, their culture eventually disappeared. The Roman law and taxes brought widespread poverty. Caesar Augustus was the emperor at the time of Jesus' birth, and his name is actually in the Bible! He died in AD 14, and his ashes were placed in the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome.