Cleopatra and Caesar
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Cleopatra and Caesar[1] (1866) is a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme. Cleopatra confronts Gaius Julius Caesar after emerging from a roll of carpet. The Egyptian Queen had been driven from the palace in Alexandria by her brother/husband Ptolemy XIII. She had to disguise herself to regain entry and treat with Caesar for protection and restoration of her throne.
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