Arsinoe IV
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Nov 4, 2026
Jillian HughesHOST
Antonius really only needed people to think of him as Caesar's heir to take control of Rome.
Jillian HughesHOST
But when the will was read, most of Caesar's fortune, 75% of it, went to his great nephew, Gaius Octavianus Augustus, Caesar's sister's grandson, who was 19 years old.
Jillian HughesHOST
We'll call him Octavian.
Kenny CurtisHOST
Okay, so Gaius Octavianus Augustus, Caesar's sister's grandson.
Kenny CurtisHOST
Got it.
Kenny CurtisHOST
Okay.
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Kenny CurtisHOST
I get why that would worry people, you know.
Jillian HughesHOST
And also, I have some more tea for you.
Jane DraycottGUEST
Well, that is the question, isn't it? Because we could go off on the whole tangent about how you actually pronounce ancient Greek because people have different thoughts.
Alexandra SillsHOST
I would pronounce it Arsinoe.
Alexandra SillsHOST
So Arsinoe is born into the Ptolemaic royal family.
Alexandra SillsHOST
But how many Arsinoes are there? What number are we talking about? So
Jane DraycottGUEST
our Arsinoe that we're going to be talking about today is Arsinoe IV.
Jane DraycottGUEST
And it is a name that goes all the way back to the beginning of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Jane DraycottGUEST
Ptolemy I, Ptolemy II.
Jane DraycottGUEST
Ptolemy II's sister and wife, Arsinoe II.
Arran ErwinGUEST
She still has, you know, Ptolemy the 14th.
Arran ErwinGUEST
She also has a younger sister by the name of Arsinoe, who briefly tries to be something of pain and kind of seems to be moving to gather support to possibly act against Cleopatra.
Arran ErwinGUEST
And Cleopatra has her assassinated.
Arran ErwinGUEST
So a lot of her actions after Caesar's death are kind of killing off her own family members.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
You might go into exile.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
So Cleopatra's sister, Arsinoe, she ends up in exile in Turkey as a result of Julius Caesar's conquest as well.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
But This doesn't happen to Juba, and we're not entirely sure why.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
So it's one of the kind of mysteries of the book, I suppose, is that he doesn't end up in slavery.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
Not for very long, because sadly, two years later, Julius Caesar gets assassinated, at which point Juba II ends up in Octavia's household.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
So that's Julius Caesar's grandniece.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
which is the sister of Octavian, who later becomes the emperor of Augustus.
Andrew KenrickGUEST
And he gets raised in that household.