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Caesarion, son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII, last pharaoh of Egypt and Ptolemaic dynasty

Caesarion: How Caesar’s Only Son Became a Pawn of Empire

May 02-By Caiden Pannell

Julius Caesar’s only son Caesarion was kept alive as a bargaining chip by Cleopatra. Then executed the moment he was no longer useful.

The Brutal Reason Byzantine Blinding Replaced the Death Penalty

The Brutal Reason Byzantine Blinding Replaced the Death Penalty

Feb 19-By Caiden Pannell

Byzantine emperors blinded rivals instead of killing them. A blind man couldn’t take the throne, and that quirk shaped imperial power for centuries.

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