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Berenice IV Epiphaneia (Greek: Βερενίκη; 77–55 BC, born and died in Alexandria, Egypt) was a Greek princess and Queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty. From 58 to 55 BC, Berenice IV ruled Egypt during the political exile of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes to Rome.
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- Cleopatra V of Egypt
Apr 17, 2024 · Berenice IV (died 55 bc) was the eldest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes of Egypt, sister of the great Cleopatra VII, and ruler of Egypt during her father’s absence in 58–55. She was executed by him after his return. Ptolemy, driven from Egypt by the threat of popular insurrection in 58, went to Rome.
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- Father Executes Daughter
Ptolemy continued to impose heavy taxation across Egypt in the attempt to offer bribes to Rome for protection of his crown, Rome did support Ptolemy and considered him as a friend, but when Rome invaded the Egyptian controlled island of Cyprus in 57 BC, Ptolemy failed to act and a rebellion broke out in Alexandria.
With the rebellion occurring in Alexandria, Ptolemy was forced to flee to take refuge in Rome, he took his youngest daughter, Cleopatra VII with him, and left the elder Berenice in Alexandria with her mother Cleopatra V Tryphaena to exercise control over the country.
Berenice and her mother assumed control over the entire country, and became too powerful for Ptolemy, back in Rome he protested before the Senate that Tryphaena had became too influential and powerful, and once again he offered bribes to Rome for their support.
The co-rule between mother and daughter was not to last, Cleopatra V is believed to have died that very year in 57 BC, and the twenty-two year old Berenice IV ruled Egypt alone from the palace at Alexandria.
The eldest Ptolemaic princess was said to have been rather self-indulgent, lavishing herself in jewels and exquisite clothes, and she was said to have been rather haughty and had a disregard of the lower social orders, especially peasants and slaves, she was said to have been rather lazy, but at the same time she was said to have been very loving o...
Berenice had to marry to secure her succession, or face deposition, but she blatantly refused only to be forced into a marriage with a Syrian prince named Seleucus, she then proceeded to have the man strangled and continued her sole rule over Egypt, but within time she was married to a priest named Archelaus, who had family connections to the Kings...
Ptolemy managed to bribe the Roman tribune Aulus Gabinius to raise an army and support Ptolemy and Cleopatra’s cause, Gabinius accepted and it was not long before their armies besieged Alexandria and Ptolemy was able to conquer his capital city in 55 BC.
In the Egyptian tradition, the eldest princesses held elevated positions within the royal family, clearly this was not the case in the Egypt of the Ptolemies, Archelaus was killed in the battle against Ptolemy and Gabinius’ forces, and Berenice IV was beheaded at the hands of her father’s men, Ptolemy XII Auletes claimed his throne, and ruled toget...
Berenice IV (fl. 79–55 bce) Egyptian queen who was murdered by her father Ptolemy XII Auletes. Pronunciation: Ber-e-NEE-kay. Born after 79 bce; died in 55 bce; reigned between 58 and 55; eldest child of Ptolemy XII Theos (or Auletes) and Cleopatra V Tryphaeana; older sister of the famous Cleopatra VII; briefly married to a man nicknamed ...
Jul 13, 2023 · During Cleopatra’s childhood, rivals ousted her father from Egypt, replacing him with her older sister, Berenice IV. Young Cleopatra traveled with her father to Rome, where he gained support to...
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Aug 10, 2020 · Berenice IV: queen of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 58 to 55. Relatives. Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes. Mother: Cleopatra VI Tryphaena. Main deeds. c.76: Born. 58: Rome annexes Cyprus; riots in Alexandria; king Ptolemy XII Auletes is forced to flee (September); the new rulers of Egypt are queen-mother Cleopatra VI Tryphaena and Berenice IV.
Berenice IV Epiphaneia (77–55 BCE), known in Greek as Βερενίκη was a princess and queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom which ruled over the satrapy of Egypt during the Hellenistic Period. She was born as the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes and most likely Cleopatra V Tryphaena.
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