In a final, desperate naval battle on the Nile in 47 BCE, Ptolemy XIII’s forces were crushed. He tried to flee across the river. His overloaded boat capsized.
When Caesar arrived in Alexandria chasing his rival Pompey, Ptolemy XIII made a gruesome gesture of loyalty: he had Pompey murdered and presented Caesar with the severed head. It backfired horribly. Caesar was disgusted. cleopatra and brother
He was 10 years old.
But Caesar was a general, and Ptolemy XIII was a boy playing king. In a final, desperate naval battle on the