cleopatra vii and her nominal joint ruler ptolemy xiv visited rome sometime in late 46 bc, presumably without caesarion. they were given lodging in caesar's villa within the horti caesaris. like he did with their father ptolemy xii, julius caesar awarded both cleopatra vii and ptolemy xiv with the legal status of 'friend and ally of the roman people' (), in effect client rulers loyal to rome. cleopatra's distinguished visitors at caesar's villa across the tiber included the senator cicero. he was not flattered by her and found her to be arrogant, especially after one of her advisers failed to provide him with requested books from the library of alexandria. sosigenes of alexandria, one of the members of cleopatra's court, aided caesar in the calculations for the new julian calendar, put into effect 1 january 45 bc. the temple of venus genetrix, established in the forum of caesar on 25 september 46 bc, contained a golden statue of cleopatra (which still stood there during the 3rd century ad), associating the mother of caesar's child directly with the goddess venus, mother of the romans. the statue also subtly linked the egyptian goddess isis with the roman religion. caesar may have had plans to build a temple to isis in rome, as was voted by the senate a year after his death.