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At this time Ptolemy XIII had regained equal power with Cleopatra, and both rulers complied with the petition. Among other things, they sent 500 Gabiniani horsemen to Pompey. This time the Gabiniani did not refuse to go to war. [4] At the end of 49 BC Cleopatra was driven out of Alexandria at the instigation of Pothinus.
These Gabiniani fought against rebellious subjects of the king and later, after the king's death, against Gaius Julius Caesar. During Gabinius's time in Egypt, Syria had been devastated by robbers, and Alexander, son of Aristobulus , had again taken up arms with the object of depriving Hyrcanus II of the high-priesthood.
In the Alexandrinian war that followed, the Gabiniani played an important role: they were the core divisions of Achillas' army that comprised 20,000 infantrymen and 2000 cavalrymen. After the successful conclusion of the Alexandrinian war, Caesar replaced the Gabiniani with three reliable legions, the XXVII, XXVIII and XXIX.
He argued that Antony was a man of low morals to have left his faithful wife abandoned in Rome with the children to be with the promiscuous queen of Egypt. Several times Antony was summoned to Rome, but remained in Alexandria with Cleopatra. [147] A map of the Donations of Alexandria (by Mark Antony to Cleopatra and her children) in 34 BC.
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Ptolemy XII maintained his grip on power in Alexandria with the assistance of around two thousand Roman soldiers and mercenaries, known as the Gabiniani. This arrangement enabled Rome to exert power over Ptolemy, who ruled until he fell ill in 51 BC. [ 56 ]
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