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Artaxerxes III in Wikipedia

Artaxerxes III of Persia (Ca. 425 BC – 338 BC) (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠,[3] transliterated as Artaxšaçā), was the Great King (Shah) of Persia and the eleventh Emperor of the Achaemenid Empire, as well as the first Pharaoh of the 31st dynasty of Egypt. He was the son and successor of Artaxerxes ...

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Arses in Tour Egypt

ARSES 338-336 B.C. 31ST DYNASTY Arses was the second ruler of the Thirty-first Dynasty and was the youngest son of Ochus. After Ochus was murdered, Arses succeeded him and ruled until he was murdered in 336 BC by his commander Bagoas....

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Ptolemy I Soter in Tour Egypt

PTOLEMY I SOTER, THE FIRST KING OF ANCIENT EGYPT'S PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn -- In the ancient world, there is no surprise that military men often became rulers. These men, most of whom rose through the military ranks, usually had considerable administrative skills and had proved themselves to be leaders. Almost certainly the first man...

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Ptolemy XI Alexander II in Tour Egypt

PTOLEMY XI ALEXANDER II 80 B.C. PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY Ptolemy XI Alexander II was the son of Ptolemy X Alexander. After the death of his uncle Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros), his step- mother (or possibly mother) Cleopatra Berenice ruled for about one year alone. Ptolemy XI was required to marry his step-mother, who was much older than he. The marri...

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Alexander IV in Wikipedia

Alexander IV Aegus (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Aἰγός - 323–309 BC) was the son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and the princess Roxana, of Bactria. Birth - Because Roxana was pregnant when her husband died and the gender of the baby was unknown, there was dissension in the Macedonian army regarding the order of succession. While the in...

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Ptolemy IV Philopator in Wikipedia

Ptolemy IV Philopator (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos Philopátōr, reigned 221-205 BCE), son of Ptolemy III and Berenice II of Egypt was the fourth Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Egypt. Under the reign of Ptolemy IV, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. His reign was inaugurated by the murder of his mother, and he was always under the dom...

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Ptolemy VIII Physcon in Wikipedia

Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs) (c. 182 BC – June 26, 116 BC), nicknamed Φύσκων, Phúskōn, Physcon ("Sausage", "Potbelly" or "Bladder") for his obesity, was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. His complicated career started in 170 BC, when Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Egypt, captured his brothe...

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Berenice III of Egypt in Wikipedia

Berenice III (120–80 BC, Greek: Βερενίκη), sometimes called Cleopatra Berenice, ruled as queen of Egypt from 81 to 80 BC, and possibly from 101 to 88 BC jointly with her uncle/husband Ptolemy X Alexander.[1] She was born in 120 BC, the daughter of Ptolemy IX Lathyros and Cleopatra Selene I. She married Ptolemy X Alexander I in 101 BC, after he to...

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Ptolemy V Epiphanes in Tour Egypt

PTOLEMY V EPIPHANES THE FIFTH KING OF EGYPT'S PTOLEMAIC PERIOD BY JIMMY DUNN -- Ptolemy V Epiphanes ("manifest"), the fifth king of Egypt Ptolemaic Period began life precariously. His father, Ptolemy IV Philopator was a weak king who died at the relatively young age of 41, after a dissolute life shrouded by controlling advisors. After his mother,...

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Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II in Tour Egypt

CLEOPATRA III & PTOLEMY IX SOTER II (LATHYROS) 116-107 & 88-80 B.C. PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) were co-regents during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Cleopatra III was the niece of Physcon (Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II) and was married to him while her mother was still his official wife. She bore Physcon tw...

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