Alexander Helios
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Alexander Helios was a Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Alexander's fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene II. Cleopatra n
Bronze statuette identified as Alexander Helios, mid-1st century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Caesarion
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Ptolemy XV Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion, was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 44 BC to 30 BC. He nominally reigned as sole pharaoh for a f
Alexander Helios
…sister's second name Selene (Σελήνη), meaning "Moon". Alexander Helios was born and educated in Alexandria. He was the second of Cleopatra's three sons, Caesarion being the oldest. In late 34 BC, at the Donations of Alexandria, Alexander Helios, aged six, was dressed in a Median costume and was given the title…
Granite head identified as Caesarion, hosted in Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities Museum, Egypt
Caesarion as a child between Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar. A relief from Temple of Hathor at Dendera.
Caesarion making offerings to Egyptian Gods, while dressed in Pharaoh's regalia.
Caesarion and Cleopatra on a relief from Dendera Temple.