Ptolemy IX Soter
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Ptolemy IX Soter II, commonly nicknamed Lathyros, was twice king of Ptolemaic Egypt. The son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III; he reigned as Ptolemy Philometor Soter in joint rule with his grandmothe
Probable bust of Ptolemy IX (or X)
Coin of Ptolemy VIII
Coronation of Ptolemy IX depicted at Kom Ombo
Ptolemy XII Auletes Louvre Ma 3449
Ptolemy XII Auletes
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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until his death in 51 BC. He was commonly known as Auletes, referring to his
Ptolemy IX Soter
…archikynegos). Shortly before this he had married his sister Cleopatra IV, who probably gave birth to two sons while the couple was on Cyprus: the future Ptolemy XII in 117 BC and Ptolemy, future king of Cyprus, c. 116 BC. On 28 June 116 BC, Ptolemy VIII died. According to Justin, Ptolemy VIII's will left Cleopatra…
Mithridates VI of Pontus
Egyptian-style statue of Ptolemy XII found at the Temple of the Crocodile in Fayoum, Egypt
Relief of Ptolemy XII from the double temple at Kom Ombo