Ptolemy VI Philometor
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Ptolemy VI Philometor was a Greek king of Ptolemaic Egypt who reigned from 180 to 164 BC and from 163 to 145 BC. He is often considered the last ruler of ancient Egypt when that state was still a majo
Ring of Ptolemy VI wearing an Egyptian pschent
Golden ring depicting Ptolemy VI wearing a Greek diadem
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Coin of Ptolemy VIII
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
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Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon, nicknamed Physcon, was a king of the Ptolemaic kingdom. He was the younger son of King Ptolemy V and Queen Cleopatra I. His reign was characterised by fierce politic
Ptolemy VI Philometor
…in 178 or 177 BC and then two of her associates, Eulaeus and Lenaeus, until 169 BC. From 170 BC, his sister-wife Cleopatra II and his younger brother Ptolemy VIII were co-rulers alongside him. Ptolemy VI's reign was characterised by external conflict with the Seleucid Empire over Syria and by internal conflict…
Bust of a Ptolemaic king, most likely Ptolemy VIII.
Coin of Ptolemy V, father of Ptolemy VIII