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Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Διόνυσος, romanized: Ptolemaios Neos Dionysos, lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus' c. 117 – 51 BC) was a king of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt who ruled from 80 to 58 BC and then again from 55 BC until his death in 51 BC.
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- c. 80–58 BC with Cleopatra V (79–69 BC), c. 55–51 BC
Apr 3, 2024 · Ptolemy XII Auletes (born c. 112 bc —died 51 bc) was a Macedonian king of Egypt, whose quasi-legitimate royal status compelled him to depend heavily upon Rome for support for his throne. During his reign, Egypt became virtually a client kingdom of the Roman Republic.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 29, 2016 · Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (also known as Auletes) was another son of Ptolemy IX succeeding Ptolemy XI in 80 BCE. He married his sister Cleopatra Tryphaena.
- Donald L. Wasson
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Ptolemy XII Auletes was a king of the Ptolemaic Empire from 80 to 58 and from 55 to 51 BC. He faced several challenges, such as Roman intervention, Mithridatic wars, and civil wars, and was succeeded by his daughter Cleopatra VII.
Apr 22, 2024 · Daughter of King Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra was destined to become the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce and its annexation by Rome in 30 bce.
- Joyce Tyldesley
When Ptolemy XII Theos Philopator Philadelphos Neos Dionysos, graced by his contemporaries with the epithet Auletes, ascended the throne in 80, the old balance of power which had ensured two centuries of peaceful co-existence between Egypt and Rome was already breaking down.
Ptolemy XII was an Egyptian king of the Macedonian dynasty, who ruled from 80 to 51 BC. He was deposed and restored by Roman intervention, and left his son Ptolemy XIII under Pompey's guardianship.