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Ptolemy XII Auletes. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus ( Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Διόνυσος, romanized : Ptolemaios Neos Dionysos, lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus ' c. 117 – 51 BC) [nb 1] was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until his death in 51 BC.
Apr 3, 2024 · Ptolemy XII Auletes (born c. 112 bc —died 51 bc) was a Macedonian king of Egypt, whose quasi-legitimate royal status compelled him to depend heavily upon Rome for support for his throne. During his reign, Egypt became virtually a client kingdom of the Roman Republic.
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Ptolemy XII Auletes was a king of the Ptolemaic Empire from 80 to 58 and from 55 to 51 BC. He faced several challenges, such as Roman intervention, Mithridatic wars, and civil wars, and was succeeded by his daughter Cleopatra VII.
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Sep 29, 2016 · Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (also known as Auletes) was another son of Ptolemy IX succeeding Ptolemy XI in 80 BCE. He married his sister Cleopatra Tryphaena.
- Donald L. Wasson
Apr 22, 2024 · Daughter of King Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra was destined to become the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce and its annexation by Rome in 30 bce. The line had been founded by Alexander’s general Ptolemy, who became King Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt.
- Joyce Tyldesley
This article examines the relations between the last Ptolemaic king of Egypt and the Roman Republic in the first century BC. It analyses the role of Caesar, the financial treasurer Rabirius Postumus, and the Alexandrian mob in shaping the policies of Ptolemy Auletes.
Nov 9, 2009 · Cleopatra VII was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. She ruled Egypt as co-regent with her father, brothers and son, and had affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
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