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 Ptolemy XIV of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ptolemy XIV (lived 60 BC/59 BC - 44 BC, reigned 47 BC - 44 BC), a son of Ptolemy XII of Egypt was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.
Following the death of his older brother Ptolemy XIII of Egypt on January 13, 47 BC, he was proclaimed Pharaoh and co-ruler by their older sister and remaining Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
It has been assumed but remains uncertain that Cleopatra poisoned her co-ruler to replace him with Ptolemy XV Caesarion, her son by Caesar who was proclaimed co-ruler on September 2, 44 BC and whom his mother intended to support as successor of his father.
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 Ptolemy XIII of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (lived 62 BCE/61 BCE–January 13, 47 BCE?, reigned from 51 BCE) was one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.
Son of Pharaoh Ptolemy XII of Egypt he succeeded him in Spring of 51 BC as co-ruler with his older sister Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
Ptolemy reportedly drowned on January 13, 47 BCE while attempting to cross the Nile.
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In Spring of 48 BC Ptolemy and Potheinus attempted to depose Cleopatra in order for the first to become sole ruler and the second to act as the power behind the throne.
Still determined to depose Cleopatra, Ptolemy allied himself with Arsinoe IV and jointly they organized the factions of the army loyal to them against those loyal to Cleopatra and the relatively small part of his army that had accompanied Caesar to Egypt.
Ptolemy reportedly drowned on January 13, 47 BC while attempting to cross the Nile.
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 Cleopatra VII of Egypt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As co-ruler of Egypt with her father (Ptolemy XII Auletes), her brother/husband Ptolemy XIII, and later her son Caesarion, Cleopatra survived a coup engineered by her brother's courtiers, consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne, and, after Caesar's assassination, aligned with Mark Antony, with whom she produced twins.
Ptolemy I was the son of Arsinoe of Macedonia by either her husband Lagus, a Macedonian nobleman, or her lover Philip II of Macedon.
Cleopatra VII (VI) at LacusCurtius — (Chapter XIII of E. R. Bevan's House of Ptolemy, 1923)
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Her father was Egypt's pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, nicknamed Auletes ("Flute-Player") and her mother was probably Auletes's sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
They were descended from Ptolemy I, a general of Alexander the Great who became king of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 B.C. When her father died in 51 B.C., Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII inherited the throne.
But Ptolemy's advisors thought it would be safer to side with Caesar, and when Pompey arrived he was stabbed to death while the pharaoh watched.
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 Egypt: Rulers, Kings and Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: Cleopatra VII & Ptolemy XIII
In the springtime of 51 BC, Ptolemy Auletes died and left his kingdom in his will to his eighteen year old daughter, Cleopatra, and her younger brother Ptolemy XIII who was twelve at the time.
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Ptolemy XIV (lived 60 BC / 59 BC - 44 BC reigned 47 BC - 44 BC) a son of Ptolemy XII of Egypt was one of the last members the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.
Following the death of his older Ptolemy XIII of Egypt on January 13 47 BC E he was proclaimed Pharaoh and co-ruler by their older sister remaining Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
On March 15 44 BC Caesar was murdured in Rome by a group of conspirators whose notable members were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.
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Ptolemy was called to an audience the next day and was dismayed to find that Cleopatra was at his side.
Cleopatra, Ptolemy XIV and Caesarion went to Rome as Caesar's guests in 46 B.C. and stayed a villa of his outside of Rome.
Ptolemy XIV is thought to have survived the voyage back to Egypt, but he died soon after.
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 Royalty.nu - History of Egypt - Cleopatra VII, the Last Pharaoh
Her father was Egypt's pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, nicknamed Auletes or "Flute-Player." Cleopatra's mother was probably Auletes's sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
Ptolemy XII was a weak and cruel ruler, and in 58 BC the people of Alexandria rebelled and overthrew him.
Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra by Michel Chauveau, translated by David Lorton.
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 Egyptian History: Graeco-Roman Dynasties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ptolemy was worshipped as pharaohs had traditionally been, and he was careful to foster the worship of the ancient gods and of Graecised Egyptian gods like Serapis.
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, (reigned 284-246 BCE), married to his full sister, Asinoe II, and sharing power with her, continued the reorganisation of Egypt, basing his decisions on facts gathered during extensive censuses.
Ptolemy XII Auletes, (c.112-51 BCE, r.80-51) was the illegitimate son of Ptolemy IX (r.
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 Cleopatra VII of Egypt
She was the last member of the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty to rule Egypt.
She was subsequently co-ruler with two of her brothers, Ptolemy XIII, and then who opposed the Roman domination, and Ptolemy XIV.
A Macedonian Greek by language and culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300-year reign in Egypt to have learned the Egyptian language.
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 Ancient Egypt: xiv   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Indeed, it appears that peace negotiations between the two parties had failed because Egypt had rejected all the demands of Antiochus and hence he kept preparing for invading Egypt which in turn secretly prepared for fighting its enemy.
Egypt was training an Egyptian army in Alexandria at that time.
He then returned back to Egypt brining back with him all the statues of gods which the enemies had put their hand on in the past during their wars, by this he pleased the group of clergy.
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Egypt was an Augustan province so the governors were appointed directly by the Emperor rather than by the traditional Senatorial lottery.
Because of the importance of Egypt as the Empire's breadbasket, by law the governor of Egypt could not be of the Senatorial class (it was feared that consolidating too much power in a Senator invited revolt).
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 ipedia.com: Cleopatra VII of Egypt Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cleopatra VII Philopator (December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt.
In 48 BC, the advisors of Ptolemy XIII, led by the eunuch Pothinus, removed Cleopatra's power and forced her to flee Egypt.
A Macedonian Greek by language and culture, Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300-year reign in Egypt to have learnt the Egyptian language.
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Her father was Egypt's Pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, and Cleopatra's mother was the Pharaoh's sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
Ptolemy's advisors clearly resented Cleopatra's independence and conspired against her.
However, Ptolemy's advisors thought it would be safer to side with Caesar, and when Pompey arrived he was stabbed to death while the Pharaoh observed the spectacle.
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 TKI - Walk Like an Egyptian: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last Pharaoh [Social Studies Online]
They were descended from Ptolemy I, a general of Alexander the Great who became king of Egypt after Alexander's death in 323 B.C. Ptolemy XII was a weak and cruel ruler, and in 58 B.C. the people of Alexandria rebelled and overthrew him.
Ptolemy's advisors resented Cleopatra's independence and conspired against her.
After their return to Egypt, Ptolemy XIV died, possibly poisoned at Cleopatra's command.
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 Wikinfo | Cleopatra VII of Egypt
Her father was Ptolemy XII Auletes, and her mother was probably Auletes's sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
She was subsequently co-ruler with two of her brothers, Ptolemy XIII, who opposed the Roman domination, and Ptolemy XIV.
Since the Ptolomaic throne was transmited in (matrilinear) fashion, the Kings had to marry their sisters in order to be qualified to rule.
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Ptolemy II and wife, with father (Ptolemy I) and mother on reverse.
ADELFWN, conjoined busts of Ptolemy II and Arsinöe II right; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Arsinöe is diademed and veiled; Gallic shield behind their heads / QEWN, conjoined busts of Ptolemy I and Berenike I; Ptolemy is diademed and draped, Berenike is diademed and veiled.
Under Ptolemy IV, an extensive series of oktadrachms was struck posthumously for Ptolemy III, portraying him with the divine attributes of Helios (the radiate diadem), Zeus (the aegis), and Poseidon (the trident, the middle prong modified with the addition of the Egyptian lotus tip).
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 Famous Egyptians - Cleopatra VII
Today she is probably the most famous of all of ancient Egypt's rulers, and is usually known as simply Cleopatra, all of her similarly-named predecessors having been largely forgotten.
Cleopatra was never in fact the sole ruler of Egypt; she only co-ruled with her father, brother, brother-husband, and son.
Cleopatra VII was Greek and born in Alexandria, Egypt, took the throne alone at the death of her father Ptolemy XII in spring 51 BC.
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 Wikinfo | 47 BC
February - Roman general Julius Caesar and his ally Cleopatra VII of Egypt defeat the forces of the rival Egyptian Queen Arsinoe IV in the Battle of the Nile.
Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt promotes her younger brother Ptolemy XIV of Egypt to co-ruler.
January 13 - Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII of Egypt (drowned in the Nile)
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Cleopatra VII Philopator (ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑ, December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra VII was Greek and born in Egypt, took the throne alone at the death of her father Ptolemy XII in spring 51 BC.
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 Ptolemy XIV Theos Philopator II --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Following the death of his brother Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator at the end of the Alexandrian War between Caesar and the Ptolemaic forces, Ptolemy XIV was elevated…
Macedonian king of Egypt from 47 to 44 BC, co-ruler with his elder sister, the famous Cleopatra VII, by whom he was reportedly killed in 44 to make way for Ptolemy XV Caesar (Caesarion), her son by Julius Caesar.
Ptolemy was his mother's co-ruler, killed by Octavian, later the emperor Augustus, after Cleopatra's death in 30.
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 Malaspina Great Books - Cleopatra VII (69 BCE-30 BCE)
Cleopatra VII took the throne alone at the death of her father, Ptolemy XII of Egypt Auletes in 51 B.C. She was subsequently co-ruler with two of her brothers, Ptolemy XIII of Egypt, who opposed the Roman domination, and Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (47-45).
Cleopatra is reputed to have been the first member of her family in their 300 year reign in Egypt to have learned the Egyptian language.
When Julius Caesar captured Egypt in 47 B.C.,; she preserved her own political advantage by becoming his mistress, and named a son Caesarion,; a Greek form of Caesar's name.
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 AlSHindagah Online
Born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria, which was then the capital of Egypt, Cleopatra was very ambitious and smart since her childhood.
Her father was Egypt's pharaoh, Ptolemy XII, while her mother was most probably Ptolemy’s sister, Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
She was determined to rule alone, leaving Ptolemy in the background, as a pharaoh in name only, for three years.
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 *** The House of Ptolemy: Byzantine Alexandria and Egypt ***
Mary of Egypt, the prostitute from Alexandria who achieved sanctity through repentance and ascetic solitary life, was a holy woman who offered reassurance to every Christian: if such a licentious woman could find forgiveness, surely ordinary sinners could hope for salvation.
Its primary importance lies, however, in its graphic portrayal of the theme of the "repentant harlot," a type of female saint that found particular favor in the milieu of Syro-Palestine and Egypt in the 4th to 7th centuries.
This was: *** The House of Ptolemy: Byzantine Alexandria and Egypt *** at
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