I don't trust them," she replied"they must e plotting something" Sure enough, the next day brought trouble. Under Pothinus' orders, soldiers surrounded the place.Caesar and Cleopatra were trapped "don't worry," whispered Caesar. "My army isn't away" Cleopatra could only watch as a bloody battle took palace outside the palace. Caesar's men easily squashed Pothinus ' soldiers. Even those who escaped the city were trapped by the river Nile. As the sun set a centurion arrived at the palace gates. "We've killed Pothinus," he reported to Caesar. "What about the pharaoh?" asked Cleopatra, hurriedly. "The boat he was escaping in sank