1. Entered Alexandria's royal quarter

    · Ptolemaic Royal Quarter, Alexandria, Egypt

    Entered Alexandria's royal quarter
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    Cleopatra secretly entered Alexandria's royal quarter to meet Julius Caesar, initiating the alliance that restored her position against Ptolemy XIII. Accounts differ about how Cleopatra entered. The royal-quarter coordinate is approximate because much of the palace district is submerged or archaeologically uncertain.

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