Siege of Alexandria

Key term for OCR GCSE Ancient History, used in Relationships with Caesar and Antony.

Definition

The military blockade where Ptolemy XIII's forces trapped Caesar and Cleopatra inside the royal palace quarter.

Exam Context

Siege of Alexandria appears in OCR GCSE Ancient History revision content for Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt, especially Relationships with Caesar and Antony and Relationships with Caesar and Antony.

Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt Relationships with Caesar and Antony Relationships with Caesar and Antony

Study Pathways

Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

Relationships with Caesar and Antony

Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

Cleopatra as Queen

Found in Revision Notes

Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

Cleopatra and Julius Caesar

Relationships with Caesar and Antony • Relationships with Caesar and Antony

Revise note

Cleopatra: Rome and Egypt

Cleopatra's Accession and the Ptolemaic Civil War

Cleopatra as Queen • Cleopatra as Queen

Revise note

Related Key Terms

Achillas Alexandria Alexandrian War Arsinoe IV

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