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Ptolemy XII Auletes. Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus ( Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Διόνυσος, romanized : Ptolemaios Neos Dionysos, lit. 'Ptolemy the new Dionysus ' c. 117 – 51 BC) [nb 1] 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.
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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.
Sep 22, 2019 · Ptolemy XII Auletes was born as an illegitimate royal child, his mother may have been a member of the Greek aristocracy, or she may have been a slave from the palace – she could therefore have been native Egyptian or black, and it is quite possible that she was of mixed race.
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
Nov 9, 2009 · Born in 70 or 69 B.C., Cleopatra was a daughter of Ptolemy XII (Auletes), a descendant of Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander The Great ’s generals and the founder of the Ptolemaic line in Egypt....
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.
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