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Cleopatra III ( Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; c.160–101 BC) was a queen of Egypt. She ruled at first with her mother Cleopatra II and husband Ptolemy VIII from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC. She then ruled with her sons Ptolemy IX and Ptolemy X from 116 to 101 BC. Cleopatra III was also known as Cleopatra Euergetis while associated ...
- 142—131 BC
- Ptolemy VI of Egypt
- Cleopatra II
- Cleopatra II of Egypt
Dec 14, 2023 · In 107 BC, Ptolemy Alexander emerged as pharaoh Ptolemy X Alexander I, his mother’s new much-beloved co-regent. To cement his status as king, Cleopatra III ordered Ptolemy X to marry his brother’s ex-wife, Cleopatra Selene (his own youngest sister), and in 105 BC she bore him a son. However, Cleopatra III still felt threatened by Chickpea.
Other articles where Cleopatra III is discussed: Ptolemy IX Soter II: …Alexander I, and his mother, Cleopatra III, widow of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, gained sole rule of the country in 88 and sought to keep Egypt from excessive Roman influence while trying to develop trade with the East.
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Attempts by Cleopatra III to oust Ptolemy IX in 110 and 108 in favor of the younger Ptolemy Alexander failed, but in 107 she took decisive action after Ptolemy IX sent troops to a Syrian ally in order to war upon the Jews of Palestine without Cleopatra III's approval (Jews made up a large part of her support in Alexandria, thus inclining her to ...
Apr 17, 2024 · The 50-odd-year period that stretched from the death of Cleopatra III to the rise of Cleopatra VII was Egypt’s period of terminal decline. In 101 BC, the feckless Ptolemy X Alexander I, having murdered his co-regent mother Cleopatra III, sat on the throne, generally disliked by everyone, especially the Romans who regarded him as a corpulent waste of space.
Cleopatra III was the powerful queen of Egypt who was born in 155 BC and ruled Egypt until her death in 101 BC. Her reign comprised a series of unbelievable stories about her scandalous personal and political life. As stated before, she was born in the prestigious family of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II, but her story was marred by ...
Cleopatra III ( Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; c.160 – 101 BC) was a queen of Egypt. She ruled at first with her mother Cleopatra II and husband Ptolemy VIII from 142 to 131 BC and again from 127 to 116 BC. She then ruled with her sons Ptolemy IX and Ptolemy X from 116 to 101 BC.
