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Cleopatra I

Cleopatra I Syra, queen of Egypt, daughter of Antiochus III king of Syria presumably by his first wife Laodice III, born between c. 219 and 210, and probably before 212, engaged to Ptolemy V king of Egypt 196, married to him in 194/3 at Raphia, mother of Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII and presumably of Cleopatra II, incorporated in the dynastic cult with...

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Ptolemy IX Soter Lathyros

Ptolemy IX Soter Lathyros: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 116 to 107 (with Cleopatra III) and from 88 to 81....

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Ptolemy XIII

Information about Ptolemy XIII: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 50 to 47 as co-ruler and rival of Cleopatra VII....

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Seleucus II Keraunos

Seleucus III Keraunos ('thunderbolt'): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 225 or 224 to 222 BC....

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Demetrius II

Demetrius II: king of ancient Macedonia, ruled 239-229....

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Ptolemy III Euergetes

The Third, The Third King Of Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty. Ptolemy III Euergetes (Benefactor), the third ruler of Egypt'sPtolemaic Dynasty, was the son of Ptolemy II Philadelphus by one of his early wives named Arsinoe. However, his father apparently abandoned this first Arsinoe to marry his full sister, who was also named Arsinoe and who is frequentl...

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Ptolemy VI Philometor

The Ptolemies in Egypt provide us with an interesting dynasty fraught with all manner of intrigue. After the death of Ptolemy V Epiphanes the Dynasty becomes even more complicated. Jimmy Dunn...

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Ptolemy X Alexander

King of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 107 to 88......

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Ptolemy IV

Information about Ptolemy XIV: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, from 47 to 44 co-ruler of Cleopatra VII....

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Antiochus III The Great

- Antiochus III Megas ('the Great'): name of a Seleucid king, ruled from 222 to187....

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