Cleopatra and Caesar’s son was nicknamed Caesarion, meaning “little Caesar”, although he is also known as Ptolemy Caesar or Ptolemy XV. Caesarion’s existence was a bit of a problem.
Caesarion. Lest her subjects resent her Roman overtures, Cleopatra embraced Egypt's traditions. She is said to have been the first Ptolemaic pharaoh to bother to learn the Egyptian language.
Cleopatra followed, bringing along her young son Ptolemy XV Caesar, also called Caesarion, whom she claimed was the son of Julius Caesar. Romans did not know what to make of her. They were ...
The Roman is immediately infatuated. Banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion (Loris Loddi), is born of their union. Caesar ...
In 47 BC, Cleopatra gave birth to a son, Caesarion, who allegedly was her and Caesar’s child, although it hasn’t been confirmed. While Cleopatra spent some time in Rome with Caesar ...
When Caesar returned to Rome, she bore his son Caesarion, though Caesar did not marry her or acknowledge the son. Cleopatra visited Caesar in Rome, but her presence enraged members of the senate ...