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It is considered unlikely that the Gabiniani could have been convinced to take part in such an action given their close connection to the Egyptian monarchy and community. Indeed two leading members of the Gabiniani , the former tribune Lucius Septimius and the centurion Salvius, participated in the assassination of Pompey (25 July 48 BC ...
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.
Name Life Years active Allegiance (Organization)Comments Selman Reis: 1515–1538 Mamluk Sultanate: Ottoman admiral and corsair who commanded a group of 2,000 armed Levantines for the Mamluk navy during the Portuguese–Mamluk naval war.
Septimius was a leading figure among the Gabiniani. When Pompey fled to Egypt in 48 BC following his defeat by Julius Caesar at the Battle of Pharsalus , Pompey hoped to gain their support along with that of the new Egyptian king Ptolemy XIII , having been friends with Egypt's prior king, Ptolemy XII Auletes; however the advisers of the child ...
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.
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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The reign of Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt began with the death of her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, by March 51 BC.It ended with her suicide in August 30 BC, [note 1] which also marked the conclusion of the Hellenistic period and the annexation of Egypt into a Roman province.