. to death. When the news of thebattle of Pharsalia reached Rome, varioushonours were conferred upon Caesar. He wasappointed dictator for a whole year and consulfor five years, and the tribunician power wasconferred upon him for life. He declined theconsulship, but entered upon the dictatorshipin September in this year (48), and appointedM. Antony his master of the horse. On hisarrival in Egypt, Caesar became involved in awar, which gave the remains of the Pompeianparty time to rally. This war, usually calledthe Alexandrine war, aros
. to death. When the news of thebattle of Pharsalia reached Rome, varioushonours were conferred upon Caesar. He wasappointed dictator for a whole year and consulfor five years, and the tribunician power wasconferred upon him for life. He declined theconsulship, but entered upon the dictatorshipin September in this year (48), and appointedM. Antony his master of the horse. On hisarrival in Egypt, Caesar became involved in awar, which gave the remains of the Pompeianparty time to rally. This war, usually calledthe Alexandrine war, arose from the determi-nation of Caesar that Cleopatra, whose fascina-tions had won his heart, should reign in commonwith her brother Ptolemy ; but this decisionwas opposed by the guardians of the youngking, and the war which thus broke out was notbrought to a close till the latter end of March,47. It was soon after this, that Cleopatra hada son by Caesar. [Caesarion.] Caesar re-turned to Rome through Syria and Asia Minor,and on his march through Pontus attacked. Ohr., Cfiesnr In his fourth confiulhhlp wilh anffurallltaag; nr., crocodile, ilh blgn of the conquered Egypt. Pharnaces, the son of Mithridates the Great,who had assisted Pompey. He defeated Phar-naces near Zela with such ease, that he informedthe senate of his victory by the words, Veni,vidi, vici. (Cf. Bell. Alex. 77.) He reachedRome in September (47), was appointed consulfor the following year, and before the end ofSeptember set sail for Africa, where Scipio andCato had collected a large army. The war wanterminated by the defeat of the Pompeian army 184 CAESAR at the battle of Thapsus, on the 6th of April,46. Cato, unable to defend Utica, put an endto his own life.—Caesar returned to Borne inthe latter end of July. He was now the undis-puted master of the Roman world, but he usedhis victory with the greatest moderation. Un-like other conquerors in civil wars, he freelyforgave all who had borne arms against him,and dec
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