Caesar's Civil War

The final phase of the Roman Republic, marked by elite competition, political violence, civil wars, and the concentration of power in the hands of military leaders.

The Roman Empire in the late second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and the early reign of Commodus.

Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators in the Theatre of Pompey on 15 March 44 BCE.

The civil war following Caesar’s assassination, culminating in the defeat of Brutus and Cassius at Philippi in 42 BCE.

Roman general and dictator whose rise accelerated the collapse of the republican political order.

letzte Königin des ägyptischen Ptolemäerreiches und letzter weiblicher Pharao

Roman general and politician who became a leading Caesarian power-holder after 44 BCE.

Roman general and statesman who opposed Caesar during the civil war.

Haupt- und bevölkerungsreichste Stadt Italiens

The cosmopolitan Egyptian city where Hypatia taught and where the film’s religious and political conflicts unfold.

Staat im Nordosten von Afrika und Südwesten von Asien