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In OTL, Ptolemy XII Auletes, father of Cleopatra, was forced into exile after an Egyptian rebellion and his daughter Berenice IV became his successor. He would take back the Kingdom after paying Aulus Gabinius 10,000 talents to invade Egypt in 55 BC.
But what if things was different? What if Ptolemy XII had died before he could flee to Rome, and Cleopatra was also unable to escape? Would Rome not invaded Egypt, as they was certain members of the Senate who did not what to put Ptolemy back in power, and the Sibylline Books said not to proceeded with military intervention?