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      • 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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  2. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Διόνυσος, romanized: Ptolemaios Neos Dionysos, lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus' c. 117 – 51 BC) 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.

  3. Apr 3, 2024 · Ptolemy XII Auletes 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.

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  4. Sep 29, 2016 · Ptolemy VIII was succeeded by his eldest son in 116 BCE. Ptolemy IX Soter II (Savior) (142-80 BCE) was also known as Lathyrus (Chickpea). Like many of his predecessors, he would marry two of his sisters, Cleopatra IV, mother of Berenice IV, and Cleopatra V Serene who gave him two sons.

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  5. It will be expanded to a full-fledged article. Ptolemy XII Auletes ("the flutist") or Neos Dionysos ("new Dionysus"): king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 80 to 58 and from 55 to 51. Relatives. Ptolemy XII Auletes. Father: Ptolemy IX Soter. Mother: an Egyptian lady. First wife: his sister, Cleopatra VI Tryphaena. Daughter: Berenice IV.

  6. Ptolemy XII (Ptolemy Auletes) (tŏl´əmē ôlē´tēz), d. 51 BC, king of ancient Egypt (80–58 BC, 55–51 BC), of the Macedonian dynasty, illegitimate son of Ptolemy IX. He is also called Ptolemy Neos Dionysus. Source for information on Ptolemy XII: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.

  7. Jun 30, 2019 · The Ptolemies were the rulers of the final dynasty of 3,000 years of ancient Egypt, and their progenitor was a Macedonian Greek by birth. The Ptolemies broke millennia of tradition when they based the capital of their Egyptian empire not in Thebes or Luxor but in Alexandria, a newly constructed port on the Mediterranean Sea. Fast Facts: Ptolemies.

  8. Oct 30, 2018 · Cleopatra VII Philopator was born in 69 BCE and ruled jointly with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. When she was 18 years old, her father died, leaving her the throne. Because Egyptian tradition held that a woman needed a male consort to reign, her twelve-year-old brother, Ptolemy XIII, was ceremonially married to her.

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