Caesar's Civil War

Caesar's Civil War (49–45 BC) was a civil war fought between Julius Caesar and Pompey over the former's desires to become . It was concurrent to the Alexandrine Civil War, which is sometimes considered the Egyptian theatre of Caesar's Civil War because of the involvement of both sides on that particular conflict. Its end would directly lead to Caesar's assassination and two subsequent wars before the failing Republic was reorganized by Octavian into an Empire.
==History==
Among the writings attributed to Caesar are his description of the Civil War in and of the Siege of Alexandria in ,Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: The Siege of Alexandria: "Texts by Julius Caesar" both of which relayed the events of the Civil War, though other ancient authors left behind contradictory information.Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: The Siege of Alexandria: "Civil War"
In 48 BCE, Pompey had lost a decisive against Caesar and fled for safe harbor.Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – Tours: The Siege of Alexandria: "Pompey's Fate" While in the Aegean Sea, Pompey was assisted by Aya and Phoxidas, who had been sent by Cleopatra to initiate an alliance. Pompey accepted the offer and declared that his fleet would make way for Egypt immediately.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus Shortly after his arrival, Pompey was ambushed by Lucius Septimius and the Gabiniani sent by Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra's younger brother. Pompey was slain and beheaded, in the hopes of winning Caesar's favor.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Way of the Gabiniani
With Pompey killed, Caesar was then involved with the Siege of AlexandriaAssassin's Creed: Origins – Aya: Blade of the Goddess and the Battle of the Nile, resulting with Cleopatra ascending the throne and both of them allying with the Order of the Ancients.Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Battle of the Nile After leaving Egypt, Caesar continued to battle allies of Pompey in Asia, North Africa, and Hispania.
==Aftermath==
Due to the power accumulated during the war and through his alliance with the Order of the Ancients, Caesar was proclaimed , and was later assassinated by the Hidden Ones and their allies in the .Assassin's Creed: Origins (comic) – Issue #01 Following this, Octavian and Mark Anthony would fight yet another civil war against Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus, ultimately leading to war against CleopatraAssassin's Creed: Origins (comic) – Issue #04 and the establishment of the Roman Empire.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins 
*Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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