Editing 48 BC (section)

==== Egypt ====
* [[September 28]] &ndash; Pompey the Great is assassinated on the orders of King [[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator|Ptolemy XIII]], after landing in Egypt (may have occurred [[September 29]], records unclear).
* October &ndash; Julius Caesar reaches [[Alexandria]], a city founded by [[Alexander the Great]]. He is met by an Egyptian delegation from Ptolemy XIII. The Egyptians offer him gifts: the ring of Pompey and his head.
* Queen [[Cleopatra VII]] returns to the palace rolled into a [[Persian carpet]] and has it presented to Caesar by her servant. The Egyptian princess, only twenty-one years old, becomes his mistress.
* December &ndash; [[Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)|Battle in Alexandria]]: Forces of Caesar and his ally Cleopatra VII and those of rival King Ptolemy XIII and Queen [[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]]. The latter two are defeated and flee the city, but during the battle part of the [[Library of Alexandria]] catches fire.