Roman Egyptian relief panel from the temple of Cleopatre and Cesarion, 1st cent BC, Coptos. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon inv E501. Cesarion (right ) ma

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Roman Egyptian relief panel from the temple of Cleopatre and Cesarion, 1st cent BC, Coptos. Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon inv E501. Cesarion (right ) makes an offering of cloth and incense to Horus (centre) and Isis ( half off panel). Cesarion was possibly the love child of Cleopatre and Julius Caesar. A co-king by age three, Caesarion's solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed. Caesarion bore two other names, as attested by contemporary inscriptions: called a god, he was dubbed “Philometor” and “Philopator,” meaning “mother-loving” or “father-loving.” Both were both traditional nicknames for a Ptolemaic king or queen.

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Size: 13839px × 6146px
Location: Museum of Fine Arts Lyon
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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