‘Little Caesar’: Forgotten ‘King Of Kings’ Who Died Very Young

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Caesarion was murdered on August 23, 30 B.C., at the age of only 17 years old. He was the last King of the Egyptian Ptolemies, most probably the son of Julius Caesar, and his mother was Cleopatra VII.

No documentation has been discovered about his death; because of his young age, it is believed that he died of strangulation. Credit: Sdwelch1031 - CC0

Caesarion was born in 47 B.C. in Egypt. It is not certain, but it is commonly thought that the Roman leader was actually his father. If he really was a child of Caesar, it was also his only son. Caesarion was said to have inherited Caesar's appearance and manner, and he was even allowed to use his name, but Caesar never officially acknowledged the boy.

In 46-44 B.C., he stayed with his mother in Rome after the murder of Caesar by conspirators in 44 BC Cleopatra and Caesarion returned to Egypt. The three-year-old boy Ptolemy XV was proclaimed "King of Kings" and reigned jointly with his mother from September 2, 44 B.C.

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