List of Ptolemaic pharaohs

This article contains a list of the pharaohs of Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, which lasted from 305 B.C. to 30 B.C.

Note that the dates given are approximate.

List of Ptolemaic pharaohs

Name	Image	Comment	Date
Ptolemy I Soter		Founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, previously a general of Alexander the Great. Abdicated in 285 BC; died in 283 BC	305–285 BC
Berenice I		Wife of Ptolemy I	?–285 BC
Ptolemy II Philadelphus	File:Ptolemy II Philadelphus, king of Ptolemaic Egypt, 2nd or 1st century BC, Louvre Museum (7462947960).jpg		288–246 BC
Arsinoe I		Wife of Ptolemy II	284/281–c. 274 BC
Arsinoe II		Wife of Ptolemy II	277–270 BC
Ptolemy III Euergetes I			246–222 BC
Berenice II	File:Dinastia tolemaica, berenice II, octodracma di euergetes, 246-222 ac ca.JPG	Wife of Ptolemy III	244/243–222 BC
Ptolemy IV Philopator			222–204 BC
Arsinoe III		Wife of Ptolemy IV	220–204 BC
Hugronaphor		Revolutionary Pharaoh in the South	205–199 BC
Ankhmakis		Revolutionary Pharaoh in the South	199–185 BC
Ptolemy V Epiphanes		Upper Egypt in revolt 207–186 BC	204–180 BC
Cleopatra I		Wife of Ptolemy V, co-regent with Ptolemy VI during his minority	193–176 BC
Ptolemy VI Philometor	File:Ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor (3rd–2nd century BCE) - 20110309.jpg	Died 145 BC	180–164 BC 163–145 BC
Cleopatra II		Wife of Ptolemy VI	175–164 BC 163–147 BC 124–116 BC
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II		Proclaimed king by Alexandrians in 170 BC; ruled jointly with Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II from 169 to 164 BC. Restored in 145 BC, ruled until 131 BC Restored again in 127 BC Died 116 BC	171–163 BC 145–131 BC 127–116 BC
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator	File:Coin of Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (cropped).jpg	Proclaimed co-ruler by father; later ruled under regency of his mother Cleopatra II Sometimes identified as Ptolemy Memphitis	145–144 BC
Cleopatra III	File:Cleopatra-III-at-Kom-Ombo.jpg	Second wife of Ptolemy VIII	142–131 BC
Ptolemy Memphitis		Proclaimed King by Cleopatra II; soon killed by Ptolemy VIII	131 BC
Ptolemy IX Soter II	File:Ptolemaeus IX Soter II.PNG	Died 80 BC	116–110 BC
Cleopatra IV		Shortly married to Ptolemy IX, but was pushed out by Cleopatra III	116–115 BC
Ptolemy X Alexander I		Died 88 BC	110–109 BC
Berenice III		Forced to marry Ptolemy XI; murdered on his orders 19 days later	81–80 BC
Ptolemy XI Alexander II		Young son of Ptolemy X Alexander; installed by Sulla; ruled for 80 days before being lynched by citizens for killing Berenice III	80 BC
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Auletes		Son of Ptolemy IX Fled to Rome in 58 BC in fear of citizens; restored in 55 BC; reigned briefly with his daughter Cleopatra VII before his death Father of the famed Cleopatra Died 51 BC	80–58 BC 55–51 BC
Cleopatra VII	File:Cleopatra VII, dalla via appia tra ariccia e genzano, 40-30 ac ca. 02.JPG	Jointly with her father Ptolemy XII, her brother Ptolemy XIII, her brother-husband Ptolemy XIV, and her son Ptolemy XV; also known simply as Cleopatra Known for her affairs with Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony	51–48 BC 48–30 BC
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator		Brother of Cleopatra VII; died in 47 BC after battle with the combined forces of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar	51–47 BC
Arsinoe IV		In opposition to Cleopatra IV; took her place when Ptolemy XIII drove Cleopatra from Egypt	48–47 BC
Ptolemy XIV		Younger brother of Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII; ruled for three years while Cleopatra was in Rome on invitation by Caesar	47–44 BC
Ptolemy XV Caesarion		First child of Cleopatra VII, possibly with Julius Caesar Began rule alongside his mother at the age of three Killed on the orders of Gaius Octavian (later to become Emperor Augustus Caesar) 11 days after the suicide of Cleopatra VII	44–30 BC

Other

Name	Image	Comment	Date
Ptolemy XVI Philadelphus		Fourth and final son of Cleopatra VII, and her third with Mark Antony. Was never a pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty, but is the last in the line to bear the name "Ptolemy" Used, along with his older siblings Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene (twin children of Cleopatra VII), in Gaius Octavian's military triumph over their parents; means of death unknown	[lived] 36 BC–29 BC

See also

• Ptolemaic dynasty
• Ptolemaic kingdom
• Cleopatra VII

Sources

• List of pharaohs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia