As Horace quoted "she was no ordinary woman ". ... Cesar must have surely been impressed with this 'present', much more than the one sent to him by Ptolemy XIII; the severed head of his once good friend Pompey. ... As expected the young rebellion Ptolemy XIII was unhappy with the decision by Cesar to co-rule in unison with his sister Cleopatra. ... But the charm of her presence was irresistible and here was an attraction in her person and talk, together with a peculiar force of character which pervaded her every word and action and laid all who associated with her under its spell....

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