Caesarions Bild in Antiken

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Lecturer of Classical Archaeology, Classical Archaeology Section, Archaeology Department, Faculty of Arts, Tanta University, Egypt

Abstract

Ptolemaios XV. Theos Philopator Philometor, bekannt als Caesarion (kleiner Caesar), war der Sohn von Kleopatra und Julius Cäsar. Er wurde 47 v. Chr. geboren und galt als Mitregent und Thronfolger Kleopatras. Doch mit siebzehn Jahren wurde er von Octavian hingerichtet – kurz nach dem Tod seiner Mutter und Marcus Antonius. Trotz seiner königlichen Abstammung und politischen Bedeutung bleibt Caesarion eine der am wenigsten dokumentierten Figuren der Antike. Historische Erwähnungen sind selten, und nur wenige Statuen oder Monumente, die ihn darstellen, wurden gefunden. Diese Knappheit macht es umso wichtiger, sein Leben und seine Rolle durch die Berichte klassischer Historiker sowie durch erhaltene Artefakte in Museen und archäologischen Stätten zu untersuchen. Die Analyse seiner Darstellungen in der Antike kann Aufschluss darüber geben, wie er zu Lebzeiten wahrgenommen wurde und welches politische Umfeld ihn umgab. Ein besseres Verständnis dieser Repräsentationen könnte auch erklären, warum seine Präsenz in der Geschichte minimiert wurde und wie sein Erbe durch die turbulenten Ereignisse der späten Ptolemäerzeit in Ägypten geformt wurde.

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