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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VIII Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs) (c. 182 BC – June 26, 116 BC), nicknamed Φύσκων, Phúskōn, Physcon ("Sausage", "Potbelly" or "Bladder") for his obesity, was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.
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Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης Τρύφων, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs Tryphōn, "Ptolemy the Benefactor, the Opulent"; c. 184 BC – 28 June 116 BC), nicknamed Physcon (Φύσκων, Physkōn, "Fatty"), was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt.
Aug 10, 2020 · Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Father: Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Mother: Cleopatra Syra (daughter of Antiochus III the Great) First wife: his sister Cleopatra II (widow of Ptolemy VI) Second wife: his niece and stepdaughter Cleopatra III. Sons: Ptolemy IX Soter, Ptolemy X Alexander.
His reign was characterised by fierce political and military conflict with his older siblings, Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy VIII was originally made co-ruler with his siblings in the run-up to the Sixth Syrian War, in 170 BC.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon (170–163 BC, 145–116 BC) married Cleopatra II, then Cleopatra III; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by Cleopatra II from 131 to 127 BC, then reconciled with her in 124 BC.
In 145, Ptolemy VI Philometor died, and Ptolemy VIII Physcon succeeded to the throne of Egypt, restored the unity of the kingdom, and was, almost thirty years later, succeeded by Ptolemy IX Soter and Cleopatra III (both ruling in Egypt) and by Ptolemy Apion in the Cyrenaica. The last-mentioned had trouble to establish himself, and only gained ...
The epithet Euergetes is shared by all three royal figures, and is derived from the style of the senior king, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes Physcon. The reliefs representing Ptolemy Memphites are dated to 140 BC or a little earlier, long before his death and subsequent deification as Neos Philopator. Numbering
Father. Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Mother. Eirene of Cyrene. Ptolemy Apion or simply known as Apion ( Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων; between 150 BC and 145 BC – 96 BC) was the last Greek King of Cyrenaica who separated it from the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, and in his last will bequeathed his country to Rome. [1]
