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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.
- 193 - 176 BC, (also regent for her co-monarch Ptolemy VI between 180 and 176 BC)
- Laodice III
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. Daughter of Antiochus III the Great of the Syrian Empire, Cleopatra was married to Ptolemy V in 193 as part of the Peace of Lysimacheia, concluding warfare and border conflicts between Syria and ...
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Jun 8, 2023 · Known to her husband’s court as Cleopatra Syra – ‘the Syrian’ – she was the first of the Cleopatras, and she was the one who set in motion a transdynastic vogue for the naming of successive generations of daughters of the Egyptian royal house.
Jun 28, 2017 · Cleopatra I of Egypt was the first of seven Egyptian queens named Cleopatra ranging from 193 until 30 BC, with the death of Antony’s wife, Cleopatra VII.
Cleopatra I Syra was a queen of Egypt who ruled from 193 to 176 BCE and was the mother of Ptolemy VI. She was the daughter of a Seleucid king and a Greek princess and had a long and influential reign in Egypt. Learn more about her life, coin, and legacy from this database of women in antiquity.
Aug 10, 2020 · Cleopatra I Syra. Father: Antiochus III the Great. Mother: Laodice III. Husband: Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Children: Cleopatra II, Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes.
Apr 22, 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.