Julius Caesar & Cleopatra (TRIH ep 196, part 2)
48 BCE · Resource
This episode of The Rest Is History (part two of a Cleopatra miniseries) — hosted by Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook — examines Cleopatra VII's personality, political skill and early reign. Using Plutarch's surviving anecdotes, the hosts argue Cleopatra’s power derived from charisma and political theatre rather than conventional beauty.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 48 BCE
- Caesar's conquest of Gaul (58 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- Spartacus slave revolt (73 BCE)
- Fall of the Roman Republic (133 BCE)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Caesar's dictatorship (49 BCE)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)