Cicero, Caesar, Caesarion, 25th of December & the Lord Jesus Christ

"Cicero’s plan to drive out Antony failed, however. He was proscribed as an enemy of the state by the Second Triumvirate and was hunted down."

Traitor. i think he was helping Gaius Octavius, who later became emperor Augustus (Latin: Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus), "following the assassination of his maternal great-uncle Julius Caesar in 44 BC, Caesar's will named Octavius as his adopted son and heir," "together with Mark Antony and Marcus Lepidus."*1

They have "divided the Roman Republic among themselves and ruled as military dictators," "eventually torn apart under the competing ambitions of its members: Lepidus was driven into exile and stripped of his position, and Antony committed suicide following his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Augustus in 31 BC." 

And, as we all know, Cleopatra VII Philopator, "of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period,"*2 also committed suicide, "only shortly survived by her son, Caesarion as pharaoh."

Caesarion was also known as the son of Isis, Issa in Egyptian, because his mother "presented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian (virgin) goddess,Isis," "Egyptians thought Cleopatra was a reincarnation of the goddess Isis, as she called herself Nea Isis." Cleopatra also had three children with Mark Antony. "On 25 December 40 BC, Cleopatra gave birth to twins fathered by Antony, Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II." 

Four years later, "He renewed his relationship with Cleopatra, and from this point on, Alexandria was his home. He married Cleopatra according to the Egyptian rite (a letter quoted in Suetonius suggests this), although he was at the time married to Octavia Minor, sister of his fellow triumvir Octavian. He and Cleopatra had another child, Ptolemy Philadelphus."

"At the Donations of Alexandria in late 34 BC, following Antony's conquest of Armenia, Cleopatra and Caesarion were crowned co-rulers of Egypt and Cyprus; Alexander Helios was crowned ruler of Armenia, Media, and Parthia; Cleopatra Selene II was crowned ruler of Cyrenaica and Libya; and Ptolemy Philadelphus was crowned ruler of Phoenicia, Syria, and Cilicia. Cleopatra was also given the title of "Queen of Kings" by Antonius."

"Caesarion was not only elevated having coregency with Cleopatra, but also proclaimed with many titles, including god, son of god and king of kings, and was depicted as Horus." However, prior to his mother's sudden and tragic death, he was sent to India, incognito, at the age of thirteen, in the wake of Octavius' army arrival, escorted by Cleopatra's trusted couple, Mary (Egyptian for beloved) and so-called Joseph of Judea. The rest is history.

Incidentally, speaking of Christ and the 25th of December, historically, i.e. aside the astrological/astronomical metaphors implied in association with that date, such as the Sun during the Winter Solstice festivities in anticipation of Spring at the height of the longest night and the shortest day, the closest candidate for a Christ-like figure, as, again, historical character to whom all these later attributes were prescribed to represent symbolically, would be the son of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar Caesarion*3 who married his half sister Selene,*4 and it is her birthday, again, incidentally, is on the 25th of December as well.

"Caesarion spent two of his infant years, from 46 to 44 BC, in Rome, where he and his mother were Caesar's guests. Cleopatra hoped that her son would eventually succeed his father as the head of the Roman Republic as well as of Egypt. After Caesar's assassination on March 15, 44 BC, Cleopatra and Caesarion returned to Egypt. Caesarion was named co-ruler by his mother on September 2, 44 BC at the age of three, although he was king in name only, with Cleopatra keeping actual authority all to herself. Cleopatra compared her relationship to her son with the Egyptian goddess Isis and her divine child Horus.[1]

During the tense period leading up to the final conflict between Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) and Octavian (future Emperor Augustus), the two of them initially shared control of the Republic in a triumvirate with Lepidus. Lepidus was forced into retirement by Octavian in 36 BC. Octavian and Mark Antony were then left in control of the Western and Eastern provinces respectively.

There is no historical record of Caesarion between 44 BC until the Donations of Antioch in 36 BC. Two years later he also appears at the Donations of Alexandria. Cleopatra and Antony staged both "Donations" to donate lands dominated by Rome and Parthia to Cleopatra's children: the 11-year-old Caesarion (fathered by Julius Caesar) and the 4 year old twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II (fathered by Marc Antony) initially in 36 BC, and in 34 BC including the 2 year old Ptolemy Philadelphus. Octavian gave public approval to the Donations of Antioch in 36 BC, which have been described as an Antonian strategy to rule the East making use of Cleopatra's unique royal Seleucid lineage in the regions donated.[2]

In 34 BC, Antony granted further eastern lands and titles to Caesarion and to his own three children with Cleopatra in the Donations of Alexandria. Caesarion was proclaimed to be a god, a son of [a] god, and "King of Kings". This grandiose title was "unprecedented in the management of Roman client-king relationships" and could be seen as "threatening the 'greatness' of the Roman people".[3] Antony also declared Caesarion to be Caesar's true son and heir. This declaration was a direct threat to Octavian (whose claim to power was based on his status as Julius Caesar's grandnephew and adopted son). These proclamations partly caused the fatal breach in Antony's relations with Octavian, who used Roman resentment over the Donations to gain support for war against Antony and Cleopatra."*3

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*1 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus 
*2 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
*3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarion
*4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra_Selene_II

"via (fb)Ancient Origins: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY – On 3rd January, 106 BC, Cicero, Roman politician and philosopher, was born. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. He introduced the Romans to the chief schools of Greek philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary, distinguishing himself as a linguist, translator, and philosopher. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history, especially the last days of the Roman Republic. Despite these achievements, Cicero believed his political career was his most important achievement. During the chaotic latter half of the 1st century BC marked by civil wars and the dictatorship of Gaius Julius Caesar, Cicero championed a return to the traditional republican government. Following Julius Caesar's death Cicero became an enemy of Mark Antony in the ensuing power struggle, attacking him in a series of speeches he called the Philippics. Cicero’s plan to drive out Antony failed, however. He was proscribed as an enemy of the state by the Second Triumvirate and was hunted down. Cicero was viewed with sympathy by a large segment of the public and many people refused to report that they had seen him. On 7th December, he was eventually caught leaving his villa in Formiae. He submitted to a soldier, baring his neck to him. Cicero was beheaded and Antony requested that “the hands that wrote the Philippics” also be removed. His head and hands were publicly displayed in the Roman Forum to discourage any who would oppose Antony or his allies."

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CAESARION: The Greatest Story Never Told

"Caesarion grew up in a family which included a younger twin brother and sister who both play very significant roles in this new narrative about Jesus the Christ.  The twins were born to Antony and Cleopatra who had forged a necessary and urgent relationship for political, military and economic reasons.  Their names were Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II.  Alexander was also known as Didymus or Thomas (which means “the twin”)"

"“Cleopatra Selene II (Greek:η Κλεοπάτρα Σελήνη, 25 December 40 BC-anywhere from 9 March 5 BC[1] to 6), also known as Cleopatra VIII of Egypt or Cleopatra VIII was a Ptolemaic Princess and was the only daughter to Greek Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. She was the fraternal twin of Ptolemaic prince Alexander Helios. Her second name in ancient Greek means “moon”, being the counterpart of her twin brother‘s second name Helios, meaning “sun”. She was of Greek and Roman heritage. Cleopatra was born, raised and educated in Alexandria, Egypt. In late 34 BC, during the Donations of Alexandria, she was made ruler of Cyrenaica and Libya.”
(Source — Cleopatra Selene II)

Both Thomas and Selene (aka Magdalene) were extremely devoted to Caesarion and came to play important parts throughout the public ministry of Jesus the Christ as we shall see later in this narrative."

http://cosmicconvergence.org/?p=287