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  Ptolemaic Dynasty - Ptolemy I - XV
Ptolemy IV Philopator was the fourth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Ptolemy VI Philometor was the sixth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was the seventh ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
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 Caesarion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ptolemy XV, sometimes referred to as "Ptolemy Caesar", most commonly known by his nickname Caesarion, was born in Egypt in 47 BC and spent two of his early years, from 46-44 BC, in Rome, where he and his mother were Caesar's guests.
When Octavian invaded Egypt in 30 BC, Cleopatra VII sent Caesarion, then seventeen years old, to the Red Sea port of Berenice for safety, with possible plans of an escape to India.
Octavian captured the city of Alexandria on August 1, 30 BC, the date that marks the official annexation of Egypt to the Roman Republic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ptolemy_XV_of_Egypt   (692 words)

  
 New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. IX: Petri - Reuchlin | Christian Classics Ethereal Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ptolemy I. Soter, also known as Ptolemy Lagus (whence comes the name Lagidæ for the dynasty), was the son of Lagos and Arsinoe, was born about 367, and was in his youth a playfellow of Alexander.
Ptolemy's disposition, shown both to those of Hebrew race and to the Egyptians, was gentle and kind, his government was firm and tactful, while his aim was the welfare of the people in material, artistic, scientific, and literary directions.
A consequence of Ptolemy's conquest was the Hellenization of Philadelphia, the old Rabbath Ammon, Ptolemais (Acre), and Philoteria on the Sea of Galilee.
www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/encyc09.ptolemy.html   (4150 words)

  
 Egypt State Information Service - Rulers of Egypt
Ptolemy IV Philopator 222-205 B.C. Ptolemy IV Philopator was the fourth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Ptolemy V Epiphanes 205-180 B.C. Ptolemy V Epiphanes was the fifth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
Ptolemy VI Philometor 180-164 and 163-145 B.C. Ptolemy VI Philometor was the sixth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
www.sis.gov.eg /En/History/ruler/080900000000000017.htm   (5675 words)

  
 Egyptian History: Graeco-Roman Dynasties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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.
www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/history-g-r.htm   (1674 words)

  
 Bible Study - Ptolemy
Ptolemy was the Macedonian general who, as one of the Diadochi, or Successors, of Alexander, acquired Egypt.
Ptolemy moved the capital of Egypt from Memphis to Alexandria - the city founded by Alexander the Great himself.
From there, the Ptolemies ruled an empire that extended beyond Egypt to Israel, Cyrenaica, Cyprus and as far north as western Asia Minor (Turkey) and The Aegean Sea.
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 Ptolemies
However, after the death of Ptolemy IV Philopator in 204, his son Ptolemy V Epiphanes was too young to rule, and his wife Arsinoe was murdered.
In 169 and 168, the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Egypt, conquered the Delta, and laid siege to Alexandria.
Egypt was left to its own until 47, when Julius Caesar -who had defeated all other senators- arrived.
www.livius.org /ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm   (501 words)

  
 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.
Ptolemy XV (Caesarion) was made the co-ruler with his mother and was called the King of Kings.
www.touregypt.net /cleopatr.htm   (2922 words)

  
 THE PTOLEMAIC PERIOD
Ptolemy, a Macedonian and one of Alexander the Great's generals, was appointed satrap (a Persian title for the ruler of Egypt) after Alexander's death in 323 BC.
Whilst Ptolemy I and Cleopatra VII are perhaps the best-known rulers, most of the Ptolemaic kings and queens emerge as distinctive individuals.
Ptolemy I Soter I (ruled 305-285 BC) was the founder of the Ptolemaic line, and he took the Egyptian throne after the death of Alexander IV.
www.egyptologyonline.com /ptolemies.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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).
Though their hegemony was short-lived, the Hyksos left a lasting impact on Egypt; they introduced the composite bow, the khopesh sword, the horse and the chariot as well as many Canaanite gods and religious concepts.
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 Cleopatra Discussion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Ptolemy XV was Cleoaptra's son from Caesar (aka Caesarion).
Aghrist the grandaughter of the king of athens and ptolemy XV king of egypt and aker was with child when her husband died.
Ptolemy, being very young and not as strong in character as her sister, was easily exploited by the ambitious Pothinus and led him to despise her sister.
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 Ptolemy XV Caesarion
He noted in particular that Caesar never mentioned his abortive bestowal of Cyprus on Arsinoe IV and Ptolemy XIV in 48, and that all sources discussing Caesar's settlement after the Alexandrian War say only that he granted Egypt to Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII; nothing is said about Cyprus.
Its assignment to Ptolemy XV was proved by a block from the chapel of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV at Coptos associating it directly with Ptolemy XV by his Son of Re name.
Ptolemy is named as sole king; this is the only attestation of a king Ptolemy under this title.
www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk /Egypt/ptolemies/ptolemy_xv.htm   (4266 words)

  
 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.
www.royalty.nu /Africa/Egypt/Cleopatra.html   (3604 words)

  
 Ptolemy
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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 Egypt: Tour Egypt Monthly: Queens of Egypt, part III - Celopatra
Her dowry was Egypt giving up control over Coele-Syria, which was later the issue of a debate whether it was true ownership or just political control.
She became queen of Egypt as co-regent with her brothers "Ptolemy XIII" (51 - 47 BC) and "Ptolemy XIV" (47 44 BC), then with her son "Ptolemy XV Caesar" (44 - 30 BC) until her suicide, after her defeat by Octavius.
Ptolemy in rage accused them both of treason, and led the army from the east to siege the palace.
www.egyptmonth.com /mag04012001/magf4.htm   (2127 words)

  
 ooBdoo
This marks the official annexation of Ancient Egypt to the Roman Republic.
August - With the supposed suicide of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the execution of Ptolemy XV Caesarion the Ptolemaic dynasty, the last dynasty of Ancient Egypt comes to an end.
August - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV Caesarion of Egypt (executed).
www.oobdoo.com /wikipedia/?title=30_BC   (146 words)

  
 Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII was born in sixty-nine BC in Alexandria, Egypt to a family of Macedonian decent and important rule.
Cleopatra VII was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, nicknamed "Auletes", meaning "flute-player" in Greek.
Arsinoe believed that she should be the Queen of Egypt because of her alliance with Ptolemy XIII against Caesar (Daniels 2).
www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us /History/Egypt/03/muzzillo/muzzillo.htm   (1166 words)

  
 Neferchichi's Tomb at neferchichi.com
She was married to her older brother Ptolemy XIII and they ruled Egypt together, although they hated each other.
Cleopatra and Caesar became romantically involved and had a son named Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
Egypt was now part of the Roman Empire and was thereafter ruled by emperors, not pharaohs.
www.neferchichi.com /cleopatra7.html   (454 words)

  
 oldromancoins.com: Greek - Egypt and Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Chalkis, Ptolemy I, 85-40 B.C. Chalkis, Syria, Æ22,
Ptolemy I was succeeded by his son Lysanias, who was put to death by Marc Antony.
A similar bronze, with star before the head of Zeus on the obverse, and two eagles holding a scepter on the reverse, was noted by Cox, attributed to Ptolemy X to XI.
www.oldromancoins.com /gegafr1.htm   (696 words)

  
 Cleopatra
The daughter of Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra became joint ruler with her younger brother Ptolemy XIII in 51 BC.
Returning to Egypt, Cleopatra ruled with her son by Caesar, Ptolemy XV, called Caesarion, as joint king, Ptolemy XIV having been murdered on her orders.
Her son, King Ptolemy XV, was murdered, and the Ptolemaic dynasty ended.
egyptworld.8k.com /cleopatra.html   (294 words)

  
 *** The House of Ptolemy: Ptolemaic and Roman Egyptian Numismatics ***
--- Archaeology 201: Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty -- Ptolemaic Coinage
A Roman denarius depicting on the obverse a personification of Alexandria minted in 61 BCE to commemorate the coronation of the Egyptian King Ptolemy V (Epiphanes), in 187 BCE as overseen by M. Aemilius Lepidus; both are depicted on the coin's reverse.
This was: *** The House of Ptolemy: Ptolemaic and Roman Egyptian Numismatics *** at
www.houseofptolemy.org /housenum.htm   (5933 words)

  
 Pharaohs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As far as we know, the first ruler of both Upper and Lower is King Narmer or Menes (who may well have bee one and the same person) who unified these two kingdoms.
We know of one other ruler, called King "Scorpion", who seems to be the king only of Upper Egypt, before the unification of Egypt under Narmer.
The last pharaoh of Egypt was Ptolemy XV Caesarion, a son of the famous Queen Cleopatra, who ruled from 36 - 30 B.C. In 30 B.C. Egypt was conquered by Rome and subsequently became a province of the Roman Empire.
www.digonsite.com /drdig/egypt/5.html   (234 words)

  
 *** The House of Ptolemy: Kings, Queens, and the Rest of the Royal Ptolemies ***
coregency with Ptolemy XV (Caesar Philopator Philometor "Caesarion"): 36-30 involvement with Julius Caesar: 48 to 44;
She wears a unique vulture headdress and is shown shaking a sistrum, or rattle, with the cow's head of the goddess Hathor.
Government and conditions under the Ptolemies; Religion; The Rulers of Ptolemaic dynasty; Administration; Economy; Dynastic strife and decline (145-30 BC); Culture; and The Ptolemies (305-145 BC).
www.houseofptolemy.org /housekng.htm   (1324 words)

  
 Who's Who of Egyptian people, queens and family: Cleopatra VII   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The most celebrated of the seven queens of the Ptolemaic dynasty who bore the name, Cleopatra VII succeeded her father Ptolemy XII Auletes, ruling initially with her brother and husband Ptolemy XIII, who expelled her from Egypt in 48 B.C. She appealed (in both senses) to Caesar in Rome, who effected her restoration.
Ptolemy XIII was drowned in the Nile; another brother, Ptolemy XIV, was appointed joint ruler with Cleopatra.
In 47 B.C. Cleopatra bore a son, Caesarion, whom she insisted was Caesar's child and who was proclaimed king of Egypt as Ptolemy XV.
www.touregypt.net /who/cleopatraVII.htm   (217 words)

  
 Caesarion
Ptolemy XV Caesarion ('little Caesar'): king of the Ptolemaic Empire, son and (from 44 to 30) co-ruler of Cleopatra VII.
After the death of Cleopatra's co-ruler Ptolemy XIV (August 44), Caesarion is made king
E.R. Bevan, The House of Ptolemy (1927), chapter 13.
www.livius.org /ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemy_xv_caesarion.html   (249 words)

  
 The NEXUS: Historical Chronology - 600 BC to 1 BC
323-30: Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt: This period is confusing due to all of the co-regencies.
282-246: Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Sister-loving): married sister, controlled Egypt/Judea/Samaria/Galilee, Torah (Mosaic Law) Greek translation (Septuagint) is published in Alexandria, original no longer extant; Pharos lighthouse; defeated Antiochus I in 1st Syrian War of 276-272; defeated by Antiochus II and Antigonus II in 2nd Syrian War of 260-253
80: Ptolemy XI Alexander II rules Egypt: appointed by Roman leader Sulla; married Cleopatra Berenice and then murdered her, he was in turn murdered by a mob
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