Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko Rufio te tama a tētahi tangata whakawātea, ā, i tae mai ia ki Ihipa i te tau 48 BC hei mema o te ope a Hihara. Whai muri i te whakaekenga a Hihara i te pakanga a Ptolemaic mo te torona i waenga i nga tuakana a Cleopatra me Ptolemy XIII ka wikitoria i te pakanga o Alexandria
ki te roopu o Ptolemy XIII (Hanuere 47 BC) e toru nga ope i tu ia ki Ihipa ki te tiaki i tana wikitoria. Ko enei ope, ko te 27th, 37th, me te 39th legion, i mahi hei tiaki, engari hei tirotiro i te ture a Cleopatra, kua noho hei wahine aroha a Caesar, a kua kingi inaianei hei kuini pirihimana.