Pompey's Head: Egypt's Gift That Enraged Caesar
Roman Republic

Pompey's Head: Egypt's Gift That Enraged Caesar

The man who presented Caesar with a severed head in a jar believed he was doing him a favor—and he nearly ended Rome's greatest alliance instead.

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Roman RepublicAncient EgyptMediterranean WorldCivil WarDiplomacy Gone WrongCleopatraJulius CaesarPompeyButterfly EffectPolitical Miscalculation

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