Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra
A bust of Ptolemy c. 130-140 AD in the Louvre, restored by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi
An engraving by Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, published c. 1736, based on a 1st-century BC medallion.
Relief of Ptolemy XIII from the Temple of Kom Ombo
Cleopatra, Ptolemy XIII's sister-wife (Altes Museum)
Arsinoe IV
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Arsinoë IV was the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes. One of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she claimed title of Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt and co-rulership with her brother Ptolemy X
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
…Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra's exit from Egypt caused a civil war to break out between the pharaohs. Ptolemy later ruled jointly with his other sister, Arsinoe IV. Son of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy XII (r. 80–58 BC and 55–51 BC), Ptolemy XIII succeeded his father as pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the spring…
The Deliverance of Arsinoe, by Jacopo Tintoretto (1555–1556)