He was welcomed with the acclamations of his soldiers, and, still more warmly, by the joy and gratitude of Cleopatra, who had been waiting during his absence in great anxiety and suspense to know the result of the expedition, aware as she was that her hero was exposing himself in it to the most imminent personal danger.
The arrival of these re-enforcements greatly improved Caesar's condition, and the circumstance of their coming forced upon the mind of Ganymede a sense of the absolute necessity that he should gain possession of the harbor if he intended to keep Caesar in check.

He accordingly determined to take immediate measures for forming a naval force.

He sent along the coast, and ordered every ship and galley that could be found in all the ports to be sent immediately to Alexandria.

He employed as many men as possible in and around the city in building more.

He unroofed some of the most magnificent edifices to procure timber as a material for making benches and oars.