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Ptolemy VI

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy VI (Ptolemy Philometor)Ptolemy VItŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy Vfĭləmēˈtər [key], d. 145 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (180–145 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy V. He…

Ptolemy IX

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy IX (Ptolemy Lathyrus)Ptolemy IXtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy IXləthīˈrəs [key], d. 81 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (116–107 b.c., 88–81 b.c.) of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy…

Ptolemy XII

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy XII (Ptolemy Auletes)Ptolemy XIItŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy XIIôlēˈtēz [key], d. 51 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (80–58 b.c., 55–51 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, illegitimate son…

Ptolemy XI

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy XI (Ptolemy Alexander), d. 80 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (80 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy X. His stepmother, Cleopatra Berenice, was joint ruler with her…

Ptolemy IV

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy IV (Ptolemy Philopator)Ptolemy IVtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy IVfĭlŏpˈətər [key], king of ancient Egypt (221–205 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy III and Berenice of…

Ptolemy V

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy V (Ptolemy Epiphanes)Ptolemy Vtŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy Vĭpĭfˈənēz [key], d. 180 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (205–180 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of Ptolemy IV. He…

Ptolemy VIII

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy VIII (Ptolemy Physcon)Ptolemy VIIItŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy VIIIfĭsˈkən [key], d. 116 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (145–116 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, brother of Ptolemy VI.…

Ptolemy III

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy III (Ptolemy Euergetes)Ptolemy IIItŏlˈəmē [key]Ptolemy IIIy&oomacr;ûrˈjĭtēz [key], d. 221 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (246–221 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, son of…

Ptolemy X

(Encyclopedia) Ptolemy X (Ptolemy Alexander), d. 88 b.c., king of ancient Egypt (107 b.c.–88 b.c.), of the Macedonian dynasty, brother of Ptolemy IX. He was governor in Cyprus when called (110 b.c.)…