23/41.- Alexandria, carpenter

With Julius Ceasar death's, Roman senators split between supporters of Mark Aurelius and Octavian. Cleopatra supported Mark Aurelius when it became evident that he would be elected. Soon after his election, they became lovers. Roman citizens did not accept this relationship either, specially when the concessions to Cleopatra began. Mark Aurelius gave her parts of the Roman empire: Tarsus, Cyrene, crete, Cyprus, and Palestine.

Octavian did not miss this opportunity to declare war on Cleopatra. Cleopatra was defeated, and a year later Octavian claimed Egypt as a Roman province. Mark Aurelius died in Cleopatra's arms and was buried as a king. Cleopatra decided to kill herself in 30 BC, when Octavian occupied Alexandria. This was the sad end for Egypt's last pharaoh.

In the photo you can see a carpenter working in a street of Alexandria.

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