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.
Bust of Ptolemy XI from a coin
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
Ptolemy XI Alexander II
…displaying Ptolemy Alexander's will in Rome as supposed justification for this obvious interference. The will also apparently required Ptolemy XI to marry Berenice III, who was his stepmother, cousin, and possible half-sister. Nineteen days after the marriage, Ptolemy murdered his bride for unknown reasons, an unwise…
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