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A while back when I had nothing to do, my go-to pastime was to read bad historical
fanfictions on Wattpad. While most of them had little to do with the era they took place in, I recall reading one based on the life of Cleopatra's children after the Battle of Actium. While some of the events were highly dramatized, it was a good read. One event that stood out, was a love affair between Tiberius, step-son of Augustus and Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. It culminated in Selene having a bastard daughter by Tiberius, and her husband, Juba, reluctantly claiming her as his own daughter.

Due to the recent influx of Late Republic/Early Principate threads, this idea reappeared in my head and got me thinking, hence this thread.

So I'm thinking that this happens around 26BC, right before her proposed marriage with Juba, and she gives birth to a healthy (obviously Roman) baby boy in 25BC.

So what would be the ramifications of this happening? The boy, let's call him Ptolemy Tiberillus (in the same fashion as Caesarion, with Tiberillus being a nickname), would have an awesome pedigree, being the grandson of Livia Drusilla, Cleopatra, Mark Anthony, and Tiberius Claudius Nero. He would also have a claim to the throne of Egypt, and on his maternal grandfather's side, the boy has a blood tie to the Caesar's.

So what will Augustus' do? Will he try to pass Tiberillus off as Juba's son? Or will he be recognized as Tiberius' son? Will he be used as a pawn in Livia's power struggle's? Who will the boy marry?

This could be a very interesting scenario, so I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts.
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