Ptolemy V Epiphanes

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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Ptolemy V Epiphanes in Wikipedia

Ptolemy V Epiphanes (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἐπιφανής, Ptolemaĩos Epiphanḗs, reigned 204–181 BCE), son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III of Egypt, was the 5th ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He became ruler at the age of five, and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralyzed. Regency infighting - Ptolemy Epiphanes was only a small boy w...

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