WI Pompey is not murdered in 48 BC?

In 28 September 48 BC Pompey arrived in Alexandria... As soon as he get off the ship he was murdered by one of his former officers... Probably under orders of Ptolemy XIII and eunuch Potheinus who wanted to please Caesar... He was decapitated and his head was given to Julius Caesar who arrived 2 days later... Caesar went mad upon seeing the severed head... Pompey was his chief political enemy but he was a Consul of Rome and widower of his daughter Julia (the only legitimate child Caesar had...) Caesar seized Alexandria and put Egypt under indirect Roman control...
WI Popmpey wasnt killed that day? How is that alters Roman History? Could Pompey raised a new army and attacked Caesar in Egypt?
 
More likely that he would have next gone to Asia Minor to raise his army. The Civil War would have been drawn out longer, but the end result may not have been different - Pompey had a great military reputation from his wars with Mithradates, and as an administrator, but Caesar for one was dismissive - Julius only took 5 days to put down the rebelling army of Mithradates son and thought if that was the quality of foe Pompey had fought, he was lucky to have earned his reputation.

Caesar may not have had his affair with Cleopatra and she may not have survived her brother as Queen. And if the campaign against Pompey kept Caesar away from Rome even longer than OTL, he may have had problems back in Italy - it seems Antony was less than successful as governor.
 
So Egypt survives and does not become the Emperor's personal fief?
Remember Rome was depending on Egypt... Whoever controlled Egypt controlled the grain supply of the Empire... and a negative decision would have caused famine...
Caesar wanted Egypt at any cost because it was serving his purposes... Pompey's death was just the excuse to interfere...
Had Pompey survived Caesar would have followed him wherever he went... Civil war continues and when Caesar is done with Pompey he will return with a new excuse for Egypt...
 
True enough, egypt was important to Julius' plans. But if he hadn't arrived when he had to interevene in Cleopatra and her brother's (name? can't remember) rivalry for true power, she may have been dead. That may effect the post-Julius affairs.
 
True enough, egypt was important to Julius' plans. But if he hadn't arrived when he had to interevene in Cleopatra and her brother's (name? can't remember) rivalry for true power, she may have been dead. That may effect the post-Julius affairs.

No Cleopatra and Caesar is not affected by eastern traditons (something like "Dominus et Deus" concept...)
He might have lived longer i guess but Civil war would continue even after Pompey and the Senate went down in defeat... Antony who wasnot very succesfull on his duties might have been "deposed" in Rome and Caesar would have to return conquer Egypt by force so to cause a famine in the Empire and force Rome submit to his terms...
 
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