Ruler | Dates (All Dates BCE) |
Comments |
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Cleomenes of Naucratis Satrap of Egypt for Alexander the Great |
331 - 323 BCE | Appointed by Alexander the Great in the spring of 331, originally as Alexander's collector of revenues in Egypt. Not a Ptolemaic ruler, Cleomenes appears here as the antecedent of the House of Ptolemy |
323, June 10/11 | Death of Alexander the Great | |
Ptolemy, Son of Lagos * under Philip Arrhideus: 323 - 317 * --- with Cleomenes as assistant (hyparchos): 323 * under Alexander IV: 317 - 311 * given epithet SOTER: 305 |
323 - 305 BCE | Short biographical sketch (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Another short biographical sketch of Ptolemy I Contemporary coin images of Ptolemy I Wife: Eurydice |
305, November 7 | Soter takes title of king | |
Ptolemy I (Soter I) * Elevation and joint rule with Philadelphos: 284-282 |
305 - 282 BCE | Contemporary coin images of Ptolemy I & Berenice I Wives: Eurydice, Berenice I |
284, January | beginning of joint regency of Soter and Philadelphus | |
282, between January 7 and summer | death of Soter | |
Ptolemy II (Philadelphus) |
282 - 246 BCE | Contemporary coin images of Ptolemy II & Arsinoe II Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy II (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wives: Arsinoe I, Arsinoe II |
246, January 29 | death of Philadelphus, accession of Euergetes I | |
Ptolemy III (Euergetes I) |
246 - 222 BCE | Contemporary coin images of Ptolemy III & Berenice II Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy III (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Berenice II |
222, between October 18 and December 31 | death of Euergetes I, accession of Philopator I | |
Ptolemy IV (Philopator I) |
222 - 205/4 BCE | Contemporary coin image of Ptolemy IV Youthfull and idealized contemporary portrait head Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy IV (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) |
210, 9 October | Birth of Ptolemy V Epiphanes | |
210, November 30 | Elevation of Epiphanes as coregent with his father Philometor | |
205, after October18, possibly November 28 | death of Philopator | |
204, between summer and September 8 | accession of Epiphanes | |
Ptolemy V (Epiphanes) |
205/4 - 180 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy V (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Cleopatra I |
197, November 26 | Anakleiteria of Epiphanes | |
196, March 27 | Rosetta Stone inscribed | |
180, between February 20 and October 6 | death of Epiphanes and accession of Philometor | |
Ptolemy VI (Philometor) * regency under Cleopatra I: 180-176; * 1st Sole reign: 176 - 170; * Joint reign with Ptolemy VIII 169-164; * Invasion of Antiochus IV of Syria: 169 & 168; * 2nd Sole reign with Cleopatra II: 164/3-145 |
180 - 145 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy VI (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Cleopatra II |
176, between April 8 and October 14 | death of Cleopatra I, Philometor ruling, married to his sister | |
170, October 5 | beginning of joint regency of Philometor, Euergetes II, and Cleopatra II | |
164, October | expulsion of Philometor | |
163, before May 29 | return of Philometor | |
145, spring | association of Neos Philopator on the throne | |
145, before September 19 | death of Philometor, accession of Euergetes II | |
Ptolemy VII (Neos Philopator) * associated ruler with his father Philometor: 145/144 * regent under his uncle Euergetes II and mother Cleopatra II (who married): 145/144 |
145 - 144 BCE |
Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy VII (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) |
Ptolemy VIII (Euergetes II) "Physkon" restored King of Cyrenaica, Libya 163-145 |
145 - 116 |
Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy VIII (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Contemporary image of Ptolemy VIII in Pharaonic headdress (Mistakenly labled as 'Ptolemy VII'. This statue, now in Belgium, is an image of Ptolemy Euergetes II showing us why he was nicknamed 'Physkon'). Wives: Cleopatra II, Cleopatra III |
131-130 | revolution of Cleopatra II | |
116, June 28 | death of Euergetes II | |
116, after October 29 | 116, death of Cleopatra II | |
Cleopatra III and Ptolemy IX (Soter II) "Lathyrus" Ruler in Cyrenaica, Libya: 115 - 104/1; Ruler in Cyprus: 105 - 88 BCE |
117 - 108 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Cleopatra III |
115, before April 6 | establishment of Cleopatra III with Soter II | |
110, before October 31 | expulsion of Soter II, Alexander I on the throne | |
109, before February 2 | return of Soter II | |
108, between March 10 and May 28 | second interruption of Soter’s reign by Alexander I | |
Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X (Alexander I) Ruler in Cyprus: 114/3 - 105/4 Ptolemy X (Alexander I) and Cleopatra Berenice |
107 - 88 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Cleopatra III & Ptolemy X (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Cleopatra Berenice |
107, before November 15, probably before September 19 | expulsion of Soter | |
101, before October 26 | death of Cleopatra III | |
88, soon before September 14 | death of Alexander I, return of Soter II | |
Ptolemy IX (Philometor Soter II) "Lathyrus", restored (2nd Reign) |
88 - 80 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Cleopatra III & Ptolemy IX Soter II (Lathyros) (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Wife: Cleopatra III |
80, March | death of Soter II | |
Cleopatra Berenice and Ptolemy XI (Alexander II) |
80 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Cleopatra Berenice Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy XI (Alexander II) (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) |
80 | Cleopatra Berenice ruled for 6 months; succeeded by Alexander II, who ruled for 19 days |
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80, before September 11 | accession of Auletes | |
Ptolemy XII (Neos Dionysus) "Auletes" |
80 - 58 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Ptolemy XII (Neos Dionysos) (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Idealized portrait head of Ptolemy XII Wife: Cleopatra Berenice |
58, after September 7 | departure of Auletes from Egypt | |
Berenice IV at first with Cleopatra Tryphaena afterwards with Archelaus |
58 - 55 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Berenice IV (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) |
57, before July 11 | Berenice IV and Cleopatra Tryphaena on the throne | |
56, between February 1 and April 16 | Archelaus married to Berenice IV | |
55, before April 22 | return of Auletes | |
Ptolemy XII (Neos Dionysus) "Auletes", restored |
55 - 52/1 BCE | |
52, September 5 | association of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII with Auletes on the throne | |
51, between ca. February 1 and March 22 | death of Auletes | |
Cleopatra VII (Philopator Nea Thea) with Ptolemy XIII (Philopator): 52/1-47; with Ptolemy XIV (Philopator): 47-44; sole reign: 44-36; coregency with Ptolemy XV (Caesar Philopator Philometor "Caesarion"): 36-30 involvement with Julius Caesar: 48 to 44; involvement with Marc Antony: 41-30; |
52/1 - 30 BCE | Short biographical sketch of Cleopatra VII (from Egyptian Tourism Ministry site) Contemporary statue head of Cleopatra VII (London: British Museum) Contemporary coin image of Cleopatra VII (and Mark Anthony) |
47, before January 15 | death of Ptolemy XIII | |
44, between July and 2 September | death of Ptolemy XIV | |
41 | Caesarion temporarily on the throne | |
36 | beginning of joint regency of Cleopatra & Caesarion | |
30, August 3 | capture of Alexandria by Octavian | |
30, August 12 | death of Cleopatra | |
30, August 31 | beginning of Augustus’ reign |
Genealogy List |
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