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Ptolemaic dynasty. 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. He was the first Ptolemy to include Theos (God) in his formal title.
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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.
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. He married his sister Cleopatra Tryphaena. Unfortunately, his close relationship with Rome caused him to be despised by the Alexandrians and expelled in 58 BCE.
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Ptolemy XII was an Egyptian king of the Macedonian dynasty, who ruled from 80 to 51 BC. He was known for his violent misrule, his illegitimate son Ptolemy XIII, and his alliance with Pompey.
The early life of Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt covers the period from her birth in early 69 BC to her accession to the throne during or before March 51 BC. Cleopatra was the daughter of reigning pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes; the identity of her mother is disputed and is presumed to have been Cleopatra V or Cleopatra VI, who may have been the ...
PTOLEMY XII AULETES AND THE ROMANS*. Historical studies of the last Ptolemies have often depicted Ptolemy XII Auletes as a weak ruler devoid of the talents and insight of a true statesman who, in the latter years of his reign, was little more than a hapless marionette pulled by the strings of Roman masters.1 This negative appraisal is, in part ...
