Berenice III
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Berenice III, also known as Cleopatra, ruled between 101 and 80 BC. Modern scholars studying Berenice III refer to her sometimes as Cleopatra Berenice. She was co-ruling queen of Ptolemaic Egypt with
Berenice III
Head of a statuette depicting a Ptolemaic queen as the goddess Isis, possibly Berenice III; Louvre Museum, Paris.
Basalt bust of Ptolemy X Alexander
Ptolemy XI Alexander II
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Ptolemy XI Alexander II was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. He was a son of Ptolemy X Alexander I and Cleopatra Selene.
Berenice III
…Berenice's probable mother Cleopatra Selene and thus became step-father to the seven-year-old Berenice. They probably had a son together, the future Ptolemy XI, but around 103 BC Cleopatra III forced them to divorce so that Cleopatra Selene could be married to the Seleucid king Antiochus VIII. In 101 BC, Ptolemy…
Bust of Ptolemy XI from a coin