Apollodorus the Sicilian
Apollodorus was a loyal follower of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII in 48 BC, he should have allowed his mistress to get into the palace of Alexandria to Gaius Julius Caesar, and so its position in the power struggle with her brother Ptolemy XIII. crucial to strengthen.
When Caesar BC landed in Alexandria in the summer of 48, he invited the two warring Ptolemaic siblings in to submit to his decision. Ptolemy XIII. , Who was then with his army on the border with Egypt at Pelusium an army of Cleopatra faced, went to be the first to Caesar.
Cleopatra made their views represented initially on negotiators, but according to historian Cassius Dio came quickly to the conclusion by a personal appearance the Roman authorities with their charm and lovely appearance are more likely to take for themselves. From Caesar, she received a commitment for a confidential interview.
Apparently tried Ptolemy XIII. , To block his sister the access to Alexandria. Plutarch tells of their adventurous journey in the Egyptian capital. Then they chose from their wake only a steward, Apollodorus, who came from Sicily. With him, she embarked on the road to Alexandria. In the vicinity arrived, she is accused of bribing a guard, according to the Roman poet Lucan, to solve the chains in the harbor of Pharos. Anyway, she came by sea to the port of Alexandria, because both Plutarch as Lucan report that they go unnoticed docked in a boat near the Royal Palace. According to Plutarch, this was already dusk, and the Greek biographer also points out that Cleopatra, because she did not know differently to arrive at Caesar to lay down in a bed sack or carpet that Apollodorus choked with belt and past the guards in the Palace have worn. So whether it is the Egyptian queen managed to enter the Roman general and alone win it by this bold action for themselves. The credibility of this episode is controversial in research. Historically, in any case certain that Cleopatra by their personal appearance Caesars reached support.
About Apollodorus is nothing else survived.