Cleopatra (1963 film) the only film ever to be the highest-grossing film of the year to run at a loss. It received nine nominations at the 36th Academy Awards including for Best Picture and won the highest four : Best Production Design (Color), Best Cinematography (Color), Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design (Color). After the Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) goes to Egypt, under the pretext of being named the executor of the will of the young Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sister Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor)'s father. Cleopatra convinces Caesar to restore her throne from
Sextus Julius Caesar time was promagistrate in Cilicia. Sextus Julius Caesar Sextus Julius Caesar was the name of several Roman men of the Julii Caesares. "Sextus" was one of three praenomina used by the Julii Caesares, the others being "Lucius" and "Gaius", the latter being the praenomen of the most famous Julius Caesar. The first Sextus Julius Caesar was praetor in 208 BC, and assigned the province of Sicily. He commanded the "legiones Cannenses", the legions formed from the survivors of Cannae. After the consuls were ambushed by Hannibal, leaving Marcus Claudius Marcellus dead, and Titus Quinctius Crispinus mortally wounded, Sextus was dispatched