Arsinoë IV (d. 41 BCE) was a Ptolemaic princess who rebelled against her sister Cleopatra VII during the Alexandrian War in 48 BCE. After being defeated by Cleopatra's ally Julius Caesar, she was a captive in his Roman triumph. Arsinoë later became a priestess at the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus until Mark Antony and Cleopatra had her assassinated.
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- Was Arsinoë treated fairly by the people who fought over Egypt?
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