It had been months since Cleopatra
had heard of Caesars whereabouts since he left to fight the war against Pompeii.
As people awaited to hear back from their loved ones who were off fighting the
war, the Roman citizens continued with their everyday lives such as going to
the amphitheater/arenas to watch plays and gladiatorial fights. Cleopatra being
such a fan of such activities, spent most of her time watching plays and fights
to distract her mind for at least a few hours and not think about negative
thoughts concerning Caesar.
One
morning at the break of dawn, while the city of Rome was still asleep, people
are suddenly awakened by a far-off noise being heard. The citizens are forced
to get up from their beds and go outside to figure out what was all the noise
about and where was it coming from. As the citizens rushed out to the streets
they began to see roman soldiers marching in towards the city. People were
confused ad did not know what was happening, Since the soldiers were still a
distance away, Roman citizens could not identify if the soldiers were Romans or
not. With the uncertainty on their mind, people began to panic and thought that
they could be Pompeians who had defeated Caesar in battle. As the soldiers got
closer, people began to realize they were Roman soldiers and knew that only
meant one thing; the war against Pompeii was finally over. All the citizens
yelled in excitement and joy as they knew their king had finally acquired
victory and this meant soldiers would be back with their families, including
the king.
The
next morning the king had declared that day to be a day of celebration for his
victory over Pompeii. Shows were held for the public to enjoy and Caesar held
private gladiator fights for his closest friends and his wife. The years went
by and Rome experiences years of peace and prosperity.
