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3 giorni fa · Ptolemy XII Auletes: Mother: Presumably Cleopatra V Tryphaena: Born: Early 69 BC or Late 70 BC Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom: Died: 10 August 30 BC (aged 39) Alexandria, Roman Egypt: Burial: Unlocated tomb (probably in Egypt) Dynasty: Ptolemaic dynasty
3 giorni fa · Pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes had been deposed in a rebellion led by his daughter Berenice IV in 58 BC, forcing him to seek asylum in Rome. During Pompey's conquests years earlier, Ptolemy had received the support of Pompey, who named him an ally of Rome. Gabinius' invasion sought to restore Ptolemy to his throne.
3 giorni fa · Aulus Gabinius, the Roman proconsul of Syria, marched in support of Mithridates to the Euphrates, but had to turn back to aid Ptolemy XII Auletes (r. 80–58; 55–51 BC) against a rebellion in Egypt. Despite losing his Roman support, Mithridates managed to conquer Babylonia, and minted coins at Seleucia until 54 BC.
5 giorni fa · Ptolemy was an astronomer, mathematician, and geographer who lived during the 2nd century CE. He is known for his geocentric (Earth-centred) model of the universe.
- Ptolemy’s mathematical model of the universe had a profound influence on medieval astronomy in the Islamic world and Europe. The Ptolemaic system w...
- In addition to his astronomical work, Ptolemy recorded longitudes and latitudes in degrees for roughly 8,000 locations on his world map, giving a d...
- Ptolemy made contributions to astronomy, mathematics, geography, musical theory, and optics. He compiled a star catalog and the earliest surviving...
3 giorni fa · Claudius Ptolemy was a prominent Alexandrian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who lived around 100 to 170 AD. He authored around a dozen scientific treatises, three of which had significant influence on Byzantine, Islamic, and Western European science.
5 giorni fa · Cleopatra was a direct descendant of Ptolemy I Soter, who after Alexander’s death became ruler of Egypt, calling himself both a Hellenistic king (basileius) and a Pharaoh. She was born in 69 BCE to Ptolemy XII Auletes. While her mother identity is uncertain, it is widely believed that she was Cleopatra Tryphaena, Ptolemy’s wife.
2 giorni fa · Claudius Ptolemy lived in the city of Alexandria in Egypt from about 100 to 170 CE. At that time Egypt was a Roman province and Ptolemy may have been a Roman citizen. A geographer and astronomer, Ptomely's book Geographia, influenced mapmakers on questions such as the size of the earth for centuries. Geographia had been translated into Arabic ...
