Cato leads 10,000 Republican troops on a march from Libya to Utica capital of the Roman Province of Utica. He arrives amidst a stoush between wannabe Roman Commanders. Stuck in Egypt with Cleopatra, Caesar must fight his way out to survive. Will Cato restore the Republican resolve before Caesar can escape his Alexandrine hell, and finally take the fight to North Africa?
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