Who ordered Caesarion's death?
Octavian
Mark Antony
Brutus
Cassius
Answer
Octavian, Caesar's adopted son and heir, ordered the execution of Caesarion, Cleopatra's son with Julius Caesar. Octavian feared that Caesarion's claim to the throne could threaten his own authority. Despite Caesarion's young age and the fact that he posed no immediate threat, Octavian saw him as a potential rival and ordered his death to eliminate any future challenges to his rule.
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