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Cleopatra I Syra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα ἡ Σύρα; c. 204 – 176 BC) was a princess of the Seleucid Empire, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy V of Egypt, and regent of Egypt during the minority of their son, Ptolemy VI, from her husband's death in 180 BC until her own death in 176 BC.
Cleopatra I Syra (died 176 bc) was the queen of Egypt (193–176 bc), wife of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and regent for her minor son, Ptolemy VI Philometor.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 8, 2023 · In 193 BC, an 11-year-old Seleucid princess named Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus the Great, was married into the Egyptian royal house. She became consort to the 17-year-old pharaoh Ptolemy V, and it is at this point that the name ‘Cleopatra’ entered the Ptolemaic tradition.
Cleopatra I "Syra," given the nickname for her Syrian roots, was the daughter of Antiochus III and Laodice III and was married to Ptolemy V in 193 BCE as a part of the terms ending the Fifth Syrian War (Grainder 1997, 45).
Cleopatra was the name of Alexander the Great's sister Cleopatra of Macedonia, as well as the wife of Meleager in Greek mythology, Cleopatra Alcyone. Through the marriage of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I Syra (a Seleucid princess ), the name entered the Ptolemaic dynasty .
Jun 11, 2024 · Cleopatra (born 70/69 bce —died August 30 bce, Alexandria) was an Egyptian queen, famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony.
- Joyce Tyldesley
Cleopatra I Syra. Father: Antiochus III the Great. Mother: Laodice III. Husband: Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Children: Cleopatra II, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes.
