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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: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 145 to 116. Relatives. 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.
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Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (possibly never reigned) 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.
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]
Will of Ptolemy VIII Physcon: the text in which Ptolemy VIII Physcon in 155 BCE bequeathed the Cyrenaica to Rome. The will of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. During the Sixth Syrian War, the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Egypt and besieged Alexandria.
0. Ptolemy VIII Physcon, often referred to as Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II or Ptolemy the Benefactor, was a vehement ruler of Egypt. He first tasted power when he was 12 years old as his brother’s co-ruler of Egypt in 170 BC.
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon He was the younger son of King Ptolemy V and Queen Cleopatra I. 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 Ptolemy VIII was originally made co-ruler with his siblings in the run-up to the Sixth Syrian War, in 170 BC. In the course of that war, Ptolemy VI was captured and Ptolemy ...
