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Ptolemy I Soter I ( Savior ) wr-aA m bAqt ptlmis , ptlmis pA xStrpn
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Ptolemy II Philadelphos
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Userkare Meriamon |
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Arsinoe II
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henemet ib en Maat merit neteru |
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Ptolemy III Euergetes I ( Benefactor )
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Setepenre Sekhemankhenamon |
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Ptolemajos ankh det Meriptah |
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Son of Ptolemy II, husband of Berenice II. Under his reign at Kanopos took place a synod of priests from the whole Egypt. It resulted with issuing of a decree made in two languages and inscribed in Greek, demotic script and hieroglyphs. This tradition has been continued by his successors. Euergetes reinforced his administration over Celesyria (southern Syria with Palestine and Phoenician cities). |
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Berenice II
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Ptolemy IV Philopater ( Loving Father )
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Setepenptah Userkare Sekhemankhenamon |
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Husband of Arsinoe III. His rule was characterised by series of drunken feasts and religious meditations (sic!). A local dignitary Harmachis came for a short time to the rule in the Upper Egypt and claimed himself a pharaoh. After his death in 199 BC a rule in Tebaida overtook Anchmachis under whom the welfare of Egypt continued. Philopator died in the summer of 204, aged 40. |
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Horwennefer (Harmakhis)
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Theban dignitary, as sometimes implied - the great priest of Ptah at Memphis. In 205 BC, under Ptolemy IV he appointed himself a pharaoh and ruled Upper Egypt over a period of few years. Died probably in 199 BC passing the rule over Thebaida to Ankhwennefer (Ankhmakhis). |
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Ankhwennefer (Ankhmakhis)
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Successor of Horwennefer (Harmakhis) At the Theban throne. In 196 BC defeated by army of Ptolemy V, commanded by Komanos. In this battle was killed Ankhwennefer’s (Ankhmachis) son while he himself was captured despite help given by army of the Meroe kingdom. Also Lykopolis at Delta for a short time run riot against Alexandria. The revolt persisted until 185 BC whereupon it was suppressed by Polycrates of Argos and the commanders have been mercilessly brought to death. Synod of priesthood at Alexandria announced Ankhwennefer the foe of gods, later however pardoned |
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes ( Manifestation of God )
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Setepenptah Userkare Sekhemankhenamon |
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Husband
of Cleopatra I – a daughter of Antiochus
III, son of Ptolemy Philopator by Arsinoe
III. He became a king (at least officially) being a child of about 5
years. As a regent in his name ruled Agathocles, a favorite of Ptolemy IV,
put to death later by Alexandrians. The succeeding regent was Tlepolemos.
In 197 BC, at the age of 14, Ptolemy Epiphanes assumed a title of king and
his official coronation was held at Memphis on Egyptian manner. In March
of the following year the synod of Egyptian priesthood in the city of
Memphis made and published a solemn decree in honor of the king. It is
known presently as the Rosetta Stone. In his 19th year was born his first
son by Cleopatra – Ptolemy. In 196 BC the royal army under Komanos
suppressed a south-egyptian revolt raised by Anchmachis and imprisoned the
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Cleopatra I Hwn(t) sAt-HqAt mr(t)-nTrw-bAqt Xqr(t)-n-Xnmw TAtt-sAt-DHwti wr(t)-pHti shr(t)-tAwi rdi.n.s-nbti-rxyt-n-nfrw qni-si-nt-nb(t)-sAw Tni-si-HtHr-m-mrwt.s qlwptrt |
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Ptolemy VI Philometor ( Loving Mother )
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Setepenptahkhepri Irimaatamonre |
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Ptolemy VIII
Euergetes II ( Benefactor )
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Setepenptah Irimaatre Sekhemankhenamon |
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Son
of Cleopatra I and Ptolemy Epiphanes,
brother of Ptolemy Philometor and Cleopatra II. In 170-163 BC he ruled
Egypt jointly with his brother and sister. In 163 BC under a settlement
made with his brother he became a king of Cyrene. Supported by Rome he put
efforts to take a rule over Cyprus. Upon his brother’s death he married
his own sister Cleopatra II and ascended a throne. His new wife bore him a
son – Ptolemy, from the place of birth named Mephites.
In 142 BC he married ceremonially his niece Cleopatra
III. The existence of two legitimate queens, two wives of the ruler,
resulted soon in a conflict in the royal family. Euergetes was a cruel
ruler. He put to death his own son, Memphites, and sent his chopped body
to the mother. This was a reason of a civil war and a splitting up of the
State. In 129 BC Ptolemy acquired all the state with an exception of
Alexandria which still sympathized with Cleopatra. Euergetes captured the
city in 126 BC but a series of repressive measures did not made them
popular. In 123 BC Cleopatra had returned from an exile and another
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Harsiese
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Presumably son of Paious. Ruled over Tebaida for two years, in 39-40 year of the reign of Ptolemy VIII. He is disclosed by Greek and demotic historical sources. After being expelled of Thebes he seized a rule at el-Hibe in the Central Egypt. |
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Son of Ptolemy VI Philopator and Cleopatra II. In 153 BC, when he was only 10, his father probably assigned him a co-regent. Thus he, at least officially, became a king of Cyprus. He died in 150 from a plague spreading all over Egypt at that time. |
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Ptolemy VII Neo Philopater ( New Philopater )
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Second son of Ptolemy Philometor and Cleopatra II. At the moment of his father’s death he was only 15 years old, so the rule on behalf of him was held by a queen-mother, Cleopatra II until she married to Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, king of Cyrene, what happened some months later. |
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Ptolemy IX Soter II Lathyros ( Pea )
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Setepenptah Irimaatre Sekhemankhenamon |
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Ptolemy X Alexander I
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Berenice III
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Daughter of Ptolemy IX by Kleopatra Selene, after her father’s death she ruled in Egypt for half a year as a Tea Philopator, which was her cult name. After a Roman dictator Sulla had been driven out, Ptolemy XI returned to Alexandria and married the step-mother in order to strengthen his claim to the rule. A few days later he had murdered her. |
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After
Ptolemy IX death Rome assigned to him a rule over Alexandria. As soon as he
ascended the throne he murdered his stepmother Berenice
III being also his just married wife. For that reason Alexandrians put
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Ptolemy XII Neo
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Setepenptah Irimaatenre |
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Ptolemajos ankh det Meriptah Iset |
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Berenice IV
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Daughter of Ptolemy XII by Kleopatra V Tryphaine. After driving her father out of Rome she held rule over Egypt, initially together with her mother and after her death in 57 BC – independently. In 56 BC she married Archelaos, son of Mitrydates VI. In 55 BC after his return to Rome, Ptolemy XII ordered to kill Berenice an many of her followers. |
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At the moment of his father’s death Ptolemy XIII was only 10 years old. At this age after Auletes’ last will he shared rule with his elder sister, 17 years old Cleopatra. On behalf of the young heir to the throne the rule was held by: Pothejnos , Theodotes from Chios and Achillas, a commander-in-chief. They caused disagreement in the royal family and drove Cleopatra out of Egypt. In 48 he slew Pompey who was seeking refuge in Egypt after being defeated by Caesar in a battle at Pharsalos. In March 47 drowned a ship on which Ptolemy tried to escape from Caesar’s army. |
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Brother
of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII. Upon death of Ptolemy XIII, on Caesar’s
motion became nominally a ruler by marrying to Cleopatra, his brother’s
widow. At that time he was about 12 years old and had no influence on
rules held by Cleopatra. He died in 44 BC when poisoned probably by his
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Cleopatra VII Philopater ( Loving Father )
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Ptolemy
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Setepenptah Irimeritre Sekhemankhenamon |
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Born on 23 June 47 BC, son of Kleopatra and Julius Caesar. Formally he ruled with his mother as Ptolemy XV Caesar, called by Alexandrians Caesarion. Proclaimed co-regent after death of Ptolemy XIV, when he was three years old. After the battle at Actium he fled to India but returned under Octavian’s instigation. Betrayed by Augustus he found death instead of the promised rule. Caesarion’s sister-and-brothers were brought up by Octavia. Kleopatra Selene was married to Juba II, the king of Mauretania, in 20 BC. Her son, the last of Ptolemys, was king of Mauretania in years 23-40 AD. In 40 AD he was executed by Kaligula. |
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