He received a message from his agent that there was a civil war in Egypt between Ptolemy and his sister and wife  Cleopatra VII, whom he had deposed and exiled .

Why was Pompey assassinated?

The King of Egypt did not want Pompey to become more powerful while making Caesar an enemy. If turned away, Pompey would blame the Egyptians for rejecting him and Caesar would blame the Egyptians for making him continue his pursuit of Pompey, but, assassinating Pompey would eliminate the fear of him, and gratify Caesar

Why did Julius Caesar become angry with the Egyptian King?

Because the soldiers had remained with Ptolemy XII, and the Egyptian King refused Caesar’s request to arrest Pompey’s soldiers.

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