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| − | '''Cleopatra''' was the name of seven Egyptian queens of Greek decent who ruled between 193-30 B.C. during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The most famous of them was [[Cleopatra VII]] Philopator, who had affairs with both [[Julius Caesar]] and [[Marc Antony]] of Rome, and was Egypt's last independent ruler. | + | '''Cleopatra''' was the name of seven Egyptian queens of Greek decent who ruled between 193-30 B.C. during the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The most famous of them was [[Cleopatra VII]] Philopator, who had affairs with both [[Julius Caesar]] and [[Marc Antony]] of Rome, and was [[Egypt]]'s last independent ruler. |
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| | + | ==See Also== |
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| | + | [[Ptolemaic Dynasty]] |
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| − | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Ptolemaic Dynasty (Second Greek dynasty, 305-30 B.C.) | + | !colspan="3" align="center" style="color: black; height: 30px; background: tan no-repeat scroll top left;"|Cleopatras of the Ptolemaic Dynasty |
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| − | | Ptolemy I Soter
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| − | | One of Alexander III's generals; Abdicated in 285 BC
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| − | | 305-285 BC
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| − | | Berenice I
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| − | | Wife of Ptolemy I
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| − | | ?-285 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy II Philadelphos
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| − | | 288-246 BC
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| − | | Arsinoe I
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| − | | Wife of Ptolemy II
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| − | | 284-274 BC
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| − | | Arsinoe II
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| − | | Wife of Ptolemy II
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| − | | 277-270 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy III Euergetes I
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| − | | 246-222 BC
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| − | | Berenice II
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| − | | Wife of Ptolemy III
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| − | | 244-222
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| − | | Ptolemy IV Philopator
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| − | | 222-204 BC
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| − | | Arsinoe III
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| − | | Wife of Ptolemy IV
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| − | | 220-204 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy V Epiphanes
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| − | | 204-180
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| | | '''Cleopatra I''' | | | '''Cleopatra I''' |
| | | Wife of Ptolemy V, co-regent with Ptolemy VI during his minority | | | Wife of Ptolemy V, co-regent with Ptolemy VI during his minority |
| | | 193-176 BC | | | 193-176 BC |
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| − | | Ptolemy VI Philometor
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| − | | 180-164 BC
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| | | '''Cleopatra II''' | | | '''Cleopatra II''' |
| | | Wife of Ptolemy VI | | | Wife of Ptolemy VI |
| | | 173-164 | | | 173-164 |
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| − | | Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
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| − | | Proclaimed king by Alexandrians in 170 BC; ruled jointly with Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II (169 to 164)
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| − | | 171-163
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| − | | Ptolemy VI Philometor
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| − | | Second rule; restored Egypt from Ptolemy VIII in 163 BC
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| − | | 163-145
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| | | '''Cleopatra II''' | | | '''Cleopatra II''' |
| | | Married Ptolemy VIII; led revolt against her husband in 131 BC; became sole ruler of Egypt. | | | Married Ptolemy VIII; led revolt against her husband in 131 BC; became sole ruler of Egypt. |
| | | 163-127 BC | | | 163-127 BC |
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| − | | Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator
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| − | | Ruled under regency of his mother Cleopatra II
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| − | | Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
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| − | | Second rule
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| − | | 145-131
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| | | '''Cleopatra III''' | | | '''Cleopatra III''' |
| | | Second wife of Ptolemy VIII | | | Second wife of Ptolemy VIII |
| | | 142-131 BC | | | 142-131 BC |
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| − | | Ptolemy Memphitis
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| − | | Proclaimed king by Cleopatra II; killed by Ptolemy VIII
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| − | | Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
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| − | | Second rule
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| − | | 127-116
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| | | '''Cleopatra III''' | | | '''Cleopatra III''' |
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| | | Reconciled with Ptolemy VIII; co-ruled with Cleopatra III and Ptolemy until 116. | | | Reconciled with Ptolemy VIII; co-ruled with Cleopatra III and Ptolemy until 116. |
| | | 124-116 | | | 124-116 |
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| − | | Ptolemy IX Soter II
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| − | | Died 80 BC
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| − | | 116-110
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| | | '''Cleopatra IV''' | | | '''Cleopatra IV''' |
| | | Shortly married to Ptolemy IX, removed by Cleopatra III | | | Shortly married to Ptolemy IX, removed by Cleopatra III |
| | | 116-115 BC | | | 116-115 BC |
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| − | | Ptolemy X Alexander I
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| − | | Died 88 BC
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| − | | 110-109 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy IX Soter II
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| − | | Second rule
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| − | | 109-107 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy X Alexander I
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| − | | Second rule
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| − | | 107-88 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy IX Soter II
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| − | | Second rule
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| − | | 88-81 BC
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| − | | Berenice III
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| − | | Forced to marry Ptolemy XI; murdered 19 days later on his orders
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| − | | Ptolemy XI Alexander II
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| − | | Set on throne by Sulla; ruled for 80 days before being hung by citizens for killing Berenice III
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| − | | 80 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes)
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| − | | Son of Ptolemy IX; died 51 BC
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| − | | 80-58 BC
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| | | '''Cleopatra V Tryphaena''' | | | '''Cleopatra V Tryphaena''' |
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| | | Daughter of Ptolemy XII | | | Daughter of Ptolemy XII |
| | | ?-58 BC | | | ?-58 BC |
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| − | | Berenice IV
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| − | | Daughter of Ptolemy XII
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| − | | 58-55 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
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| − | | Second rule; reigned briefly with daughter Cleopatra VII before his death
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| | | '''[[Cleopatra VII]] Philopator''' | | | '''[[Cleopatra VII]] Philopator''' |
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| | | 51-30 | | | 51-30 |
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| − | | Ptolemy XIII
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| − | | Brother of Cleopatra VII
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| − | | 51-47 BC
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| − | | Arsinoe IV
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| − | | Opposed Cleopatra VII
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| − | | Ptolemy XIV
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| − | | Younger brother of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII
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| − | | 47-44 BC
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| − | | Ptolemy XV Caesarion
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| − | | Young son of Cleopatra VII by [[Julius Caesar]]; killed on orders of Octavian (future Roman emperor [[Augustus]])
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| − | | 44-30
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