Caesarion

Caesarion in Wikipedia

Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar (June 23, 47 BC – August 23, 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) Greek: Πτολεμαῖος ΙΕʹ Φιλοπάτωρ Φιλομήτωρ Καῖσαρ, Καισαρίων, Ptolemaĩos Philopátōr Philomḗtōr Kaĩsar, Kaisaríōn was the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, who reigned jointly with his mother Cleopatra VII of Egypt, from Septemb...

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Caesarion in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

(Καισάριον). The son of Cleopatra , said to be hers by Iulius Caesar. Plutarch calls him the son of Caesar, but Dio Cassius and Suetonius doubt the assertion. He was put to death by Augustus Caesar. See Dio Cass. xlvii. 31; Iul. 52; Aug. 17....

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