The Defeat and Assassination of Pompey Magnus

I was completely outnumbered by Pompey's legions, and it seemed to be my darkest hour. When at times I saw Pompey's legions breaking through areas of my formations, I thought the worst. Regardless, my men fought even harder. My legions have been to the farthest corners of the Republic, they have fought the most barbaric people that exist in the known world, and nothing defeated them before. This situation was no different. From nearly catastrophic to an incredible victory, my army defeated Pompey Magnus at Pharsalus. After the defeat, Pompey retreated to Egypt he believed to have influence in the house of Ptolemy with the Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes. The Pharaoh approached Pompey, Crassus, and I years ago to obtain a loan from the Republic. Pompey must have thought that he could retreat to Alexandria to collect on the debt that Egypt owes the Republic to refinance another attempt to raise an army to defeat me.
After the victory at Pharsalus, Rome appointed me dictator. To me, it seemed like a harsh title. It made me sound like my intentions were to completely eradicate the Republic and create a thrown for myself. My intentions have always been clear, and my intentions have never been to be a tyrant or king. Those who gossip that I will make myself king were not with me during the early days of my political career when the Senators from the beginning tried to force me out of politics. I am well versed in the history of the Senate, and it has not always been so glorious. The Senate have always had deep pockets. I challenge any Roman who regards me as a tyrant to look at where I came from. Many years ago, I was born into the house of the Julii. I became a priest, but after Sulla defeated my uncle Marius, Sulla took away all of my estate. I have built myself up from nothing. My pockets were as empty as every Roman citizen, and I believe each of them knew that. Of course, I still came from Patrician roots, but because of Sulla, I was able to relate to the common Roman people. It helped the Romans favor me more. The Roman people supported me all through my political career, and in favor of them and all Roman citizens in the providences, I defeated a backstabber and Senators who would have me shunned at the expense of the Roman people.
I learned of Pompey's death as I was pursuing him to Egypt. It saddened me as I began to think of him as a brother. I was also outraged that he was assassinated. I wanted to capture Pompey so he could stand before me to see the person he betrayed. The young pharaoh of Egypt had one of Pompey's ex-legionnaires assassinate Pompey as he was landing in Alexandria. I arrived in Alexandria right after the murder of Pompey. The Egyptians, at my arrival, presented me the head of Pompey Magnus and seal-ring. At the sight of an old brother, tears and rage came upon me. I yelled out to my highest ranking officer, and I ordered him to kill the assassin of Pompey Magnus.

Sources Used:
Caesar, Julius, Aulus Hirtius, and Jane F. Gardner. The Civil War of Caesar. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1976. Print.