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The '''Ptolemaic dynasty''' was a [[Hellenistic]] royal family which ruled over [[Egypt]] for nearly 300 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC.

[[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]], a [[Macedon|Macedonian]] and one of [[Alexander the Great]]'s generals, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in [[323 BC]]. In [[305 BC]], he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as "Soter" (saviour). The Egyptians soon accepted the Ptolemies as the successors to the pharaohs of independent Egypt. Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of [[30 BC]].

All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy. Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice. The most famous member of the line was the last queen, [[Cleopatra VII]], known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey and later between Octavian and Mark Antony. Her suicide at the conquest by Rome marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt.

== Ptolemaic rulers and consorts ==

The dates in brackets are regnal dates for the kings. They frequently ruled jointly with their wives, who were often also their sisters. Several queens exercised regal authority, but the most famous and successful was [[Cleopatra VII]] ([[51 BC]]-[[30 BC]]), with her two brothers and her son as successive nominal co-rulers. Several systems exist for numbering the later rulers; the one used here is the one most widely used by modern scholars. Dates are years of reign.

* [[Ptolemy I Soter]] ([[305 BC]]-[[282 BC]]) married first (probably) [[Thais]], secondly [[Artakama]], thirdly [[Eurydice of Egypt|Eurydice]] and finally [[Berenice I of Egypt|Berenice I]]
* [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] ([[284 BC]]-[[246 BC]]) married [[Arsinoe I of Egypt|Arsinoe I]], then [[Arsinoe II of Egypt|Arsinoe II]] Philadelphus; ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy the Son of Egypt|Ptolemy the Son]] ([[267 BC]]-[[259 BC]])
* [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]] ([[246 BC]]-[[222 BC]]) married [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]]
* [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]] ([[222 BC]]-[[204 BC]]) married [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]]
* [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes]] ([[204 BC]]-[[180 BC]]) married [[Cleopatra I of Egypt|Cleopatra I]]
* [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]] ([[180 BC]]-[[164 BC]], [[163 BC]]-[[145 BC]]) married [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]], briefly ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy Eupator of Egypt|Ptolemy Eupator]] in [[152 BC]]
* [[Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator]] (never reigned)
* [[Ptolemy VIII Physcon|Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon)]] ([[170 BC]]-[[163 BC]], [[145 BC]]-[[116 BC]]) married [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]] then [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]]; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]] between [[131 BC]] and [[127 BC]], reconciled with her in [[124 BC]].
* [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira]] ([[131 BC]]-[[127 BC]]), in opposition to [[Ptolemy VIII of Egypt|Ptolemy VIII]]
* [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III Philometor Soteira Dikaiosyne Nikephoros (Kokke)]] ([[116 BC]]-[[101 BC]]) ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy IX of Egypt|Ptolemy IX]] ([[116 BC]]-[[107 BC]]) and [[Ptolemy X of Egypt|Ptolemy X]] ([[107 BC]]-[[101 BC]])
* [[Ptolemy IX Lathyros|Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros)]] ([[116 BC]]-[[107 BC]], [[88 BC]]-[[81 BC]] as Soter II) married [[Cleopatra IV of Egypt|Cleopatra IV]] then [[Cleopatra Selene (I)|Cleopatra Selene]]; ruled jointly with [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]] in his first reign
* [[Ptolemy X of Egypt|Ptolemy X]] Alexander I ([[107 BC]]-[[88 BC]]) married [[Cleopatra Selene (I)|Cleopatra Selene]] then [[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III]]; ruled jointly with [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]] till [[101 BC]]
* [[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III Philopator]] ([[81 BC]]-[[80 BC]])
* [[Ptolemy XI]] Alexander II ([[80 BC]]) married and ruled jointly with [[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III]] before murdering her; ruled alone for 19 days after that.
* [[Ptolemy XII Auletes|Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes)]] ([[80 BC]]-[[58 BC]], [[55 BC]]-[[51 BC]]) married [[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V]]
* [[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V Tryphaena]] ([[58 BC]]-[[57 BC]]) ruled jointly with [[Berenice IV of Egypt|Berenice IV Epiphaneia]] ([[58 BC]]-[[55 BC]])
* [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera]] ([[51 BC]]-[[30 BC]]) ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy XIII of Egypt|Ptolemy XIII]] ([[51 BC]]-[[47 BC]]), [[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XIV]] ([[47 BC]]-[[44 BC]]) and [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]] ([[44 BC]]-[[30 BC]]).
* [[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]] ([[48 BC]]-[[47 BC]]) in opposition to [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra VII]]

==Other members of the Ptolemaic dynasty==

*[[Ptolemy Keraunos]] (died 279 BC) - eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter. Eventually became king of Macedon.
*[[Ptolemy Apion]] (died 96 BC) - son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome.
*[[Ptolemy Philadelphus (Cleopatra)|Ptolemy Philadelphus]] (born 36 BC) - son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII.
*[[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] (died AD [[40]]) - son of [[Juba II]] of Mauretania and [[Cleopatra Selene (II)]], daughter of [[Cleopatra VII]] and Mark Antony. King of Mauretania and an ally of Rome. He had a sister, whose name is unknown, and was probably the father of Drusilla, wife of Felix, procurator of [[Judea]].

==See also==
*[[Hellenistic Greece]]
*[[Ptolemaic Egypt]]
*[[Ptolemy (name)]]

==External links==
*[http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Egypt/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm Ptolemaic Dynasty]
*[http://www.livius.org Livius], [http://www.livius.org/ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm Ptolemies] by Jona Lendering

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-The '''Ptolemaic dynasty''' was a [[Hellenistic]] royal family which ruled over [[Egypt]] for nearly 300 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC.
+The '''Ptolemaic dynasty''' was a [[Hellenistic]] royal family which ruled over Egypt for nearly 300 years, from 305 BC to 30 BC.
 [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]], a [[Macedon|Macedonian]] and one of [[Alexander the Great]]'s generals, was appointed satrap of Egypt after Alexander's death in [[323 BC]]. In [[305 BC]], he declared himself King Ptolemy I, later known as "Soter" (saviour). The Egyptians soon accepted the Ptolemies as the successors to the pharaohs of independent Egypt. Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the Roman conquest of [[30 BC]].
-All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy.  Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice. The most famous member of the line was the last queen, [[Cleopatra VII]], known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey and later between Octavian and Mark Antony. Her suicide at the conquest by Rome marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt.
+All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy.  Ptolemaic queens, some of whom were the sisters of their husbands, were usually called Cleopatra, Arsinoe or Berenice. The most famous member of the line was the last queen, [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra VII]], known for her role in the Roman political battles between Julius Caesar and Pompey and later between Octavian and Mark Antony. Her suicide at the conquest by Rome marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt.
 == Ptolemaic rulers and consorts ==
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 *[[Ptolemy Apion]] (died 96 BC) - son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome.
 *[[Ptolemy Philadelphus (Cleopatra)|Ptolemy Philadelphus]] (born 36 BC) - son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII.
-*[[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] (died AD [[40]]) - son of [[Juba II]] of Mauretania and [[Cleopatra Selene (II)]], daughter of [[Cleopatra VII]] and Mark Antony. King of Mauretania and an ally of Rome.  He had a sister, whose name is unknown, and was probably the father of Drusilla, wife of Felix, procurator of [[Judea]].
+*[[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] (died AD [[40]]) - son of [[Juba II]] of Mauretania and [[Cleopatra Selene (II)]], daughter of [[Cleopatra VII]] and Mark Antony. King of Mauretania and an ally of Rome.  He had a sister, whose name is unknown, and was probably the father of Drusilla, wife of Felix, procurator of Judea.
 ==See also==

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 == Ptolemaic rulers and consorts ==
-The dates in brackets are regnal dates for the kings. They frequently ruled jointly with their wives, who were often also their sisters. Several queens exercised regal authority, but the most famous and successful was [[Cleopatra VII]] ([[51 BC]]-[[30 BC]]), with her two brothers and her son as successive nominal co-rulers.  Several systems exist for numbering the later rulers; the one used here is the one most widely used by modern scholars. Dates are years of reign.
+The dates in brackets are regnal dates for the kings. They frequently ruled jointly with their wives, who were often also their sisters. Several queens exercised regal authority, but the most famous and successful was [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra VII]] ([[51 BC]]-[[30 BC]]), with her two brothers and her son as successive nominal co-rulers.  Several systems exist for numbering the later rulers; the one used here is the one most widely used by modern scholars. Dates are years of reign.
 * [[Ptolemy I Soter]] ([[305 BC]]-[[282 BC]]) married first (probably) [[Thais]], secondly [[Artakama]], thirdly [[Eurydice of Egypt|Eurydice]] and finally [[Berenice I of Egypt|Berenice I]]