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Ptolemy IX Soter II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Saviour"), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, Láthuros "chickpea"), was twice King of Ptolemaic Egypt.
- Ptolemy X Alexander I
Ptolemy X, born Alexander, was a member of the Greek...
- Ptolemy X Alexander I
Tolomeo IX è il soggetto dell' opera Tolomeo, re d'Egitto composta da Georg Friedrich Händel e su libretto di Nicola Francesco Haym, rappresentata per la prima volta nel 1728 al His Majesty's Theatre, Londra.
Ptolemy I Soter (/ ˈ t ɒ l əm i /; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt and led by his progeny from 305 BC – 30 BC.
The Ptolemaic dynasty ( / ˌtɒlɪˈmeɪ.ɪk /; Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖοι, Ptolemaioi ), also known as the Lagid dynasty ( Λαγίδαι, Lagidai; after Ptolemy I 's father, Lagus ), was a Macedonian Greek [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] royal house which ruled the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
Ptolemy XI was succeeded by a son of Ptolemy IX, Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, nicknamed Auletes, the flute-player. By now Rome was the arbiter of Egyptian affairs, and annexed both Libya and Cyprus. In 58 BC Auletes was driven out by the Alexandrian mob, but the Romans restored him to power three years later.
Ptolemy X, born Alexander, was a member of the Greek Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. When King Ptolemy V had died in 180 BC, he had left three children: Ptolemy VI, Cleopatra II, and Ptolemy VIII. All three ruled together from 169 BC until 164 BC, when Ptolemy VIII expelled his brother from power.
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon [note 1] ( Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης Τρύφων, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs Tryphōn, "Ptolemy the Benefactor, the Opulent"; c. 184 BC – 28 June 116 BC), nicknamed Physcon ( Φύσκων, Physkōn, "Fatty"), was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. [3] He was the younger ...
