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Ptolemy of Cyprus was the king of Cyprus c. 80-58 BC. He was the younger brother of Ptolemy XII Auletes, king of Egypt, and, like him, a son of Ptolemy IX Lathyros.
- 80 - 58 BC
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Ptolemy IX Lathyros
- Cleopatra IV (disputed)
Ptolemy lost Cyprus to Demetrius Poliorcetes after the Battle of Salamis in 306 BC.. Second period (287–217 BC) Cyprus was regained by Ptolemy after the death of Demetrius Poliorcetes in 287, but there is no certain evidence for a governor of Cyprus for the rest of his reign, or during the reigns of his successors, Ptolemy II Philadelphus (283–246 BC) and Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–222 BC).
Ptolemy I and other early rulers of the dynasty were not married to their relatives, the childless marriage of siblings Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II being an exception. The first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty was that of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III , who were succeeded as co-pharaohs by their son Ptolemy V , born 210 BC.
- 305 BC
- Ptolemy I Soter
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Sep 29, 2016 · Ptolemy X Alexander I (140-88 BCE) was the younger brother of Ptolemy IX and had served as governor of Cyprus until his mother brought him to Egypt in 107 BCE, replacing his brother. In 101 BCE he supposedly murdered his mother Cleopatra IV.
- Donald L. Wasson
After Alexander's death in 323 BCE, Cyprus was one of the battlegrounds among the Successors. First occupied by Ptolemy, the satrap of Egypt, it was attacked by his rivals Antigonus I the One-Eyed and his son Demetrius I Poliorcetes, who in 306 laid siege to Ptolemy's garrison in Salamis. When Ptolemy arrived with a fleet to lift the blockade ...
Nov 5, 2011 · Cyprus under the Ptolemies continued to be exploited by the ruling power, and more efficiently than had been its lot hitherto. For with the suppression of the petty kingdoms, or their reduction to mere shadows, all their resources flowed into the treasury of Egypt except in so far as, when the island was under separate rule, they may have been wholly or partially absorbed by the Ptolemy who ...
Rule of Ptolemy I Soter. 323 BCE. Upon the death of Alexander the Great, Cyprus becomes part of the Ptolemaic Empire. 305 BCE - 30 BCE. The Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt.
