It had been more than two millennia since a Roman conquered Egypt by sword.
He was then 33 years old and called Octave, future Augustus and Emperor.
The new one is 25 years old and Cannone as surname, and he is called to reign for many more years.
Crowned individual world champion on Tuesday in Cairo, the last gold medalist at the Games did it again this Friday in teams, alongside Yannick Borel, Alexandre Bardenet, and Alex Fava.
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