The Ptolemies, even though they are greeks, are received well and their dynasty is thought of as an equal of a native Egyptian dyntasy. For 300 years, the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt, allied themselves with the Seleucids and even sent troops to help out in Judea, as the Ptolomies saw their great city of Alexandria become one of the greatest cities ever of the ancient world, and the library as one of the great wonders itself. The Ptolomies evoke images of Cleopatra and the politics with Caesar and Mark Antony as Egypt would soon become another Roman province. This area has importance, but more so as a huge center of learning and Christian thought centered around Alexandria for hundreds of years after Christ.

Ptolemaic LINEAGE

 

 

 

 

Lysimachus

 

1. Ptolemy I
Soter
[323 - 282 BCE]

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Berenice I

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Arsinoë I

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2. Ptolemy II
Philadelphus
[282 - 246 BCE]

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Arsinoë II

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Antiochus II
Theos

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Berenice

 

3. Ptolemy III
Euergetes
[246 - 221 BCE]

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Berenice II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Ptolemy IV
Philopator
[221 - 205 BCE]

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Arsinoë III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Ptolemy V
Epiphanes
[205 - 180 BCE]

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6. Cleopatra I
Syra
[180 - 178 BCE]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Ptolemy VI
Philometor
[180 - 145 BCE]

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8. Cleopatra II
[170 - 116 BCE]

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10. Ptolemy VIII
Physcon
[145 - 116 BCE] 

 

 

 

 

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Demetrius II
Nicator

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 Cleopatra
Thea

 

9. Ptolemy VII
Neos Philopator
[145 - 144 BCE]

 

11. Cleopatra III
[116 - 101 BCE]

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Antiochus IX
Cyzicenus

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Cleopatra IV

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12. Ptolemy IX
Lathyrus
[116-107, 88-80 BCE]

 

Cleopatra
Selene

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13. Ptolemy X
Alexander
[107-88 BCE]

 

Tryphaena

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Antiochus VIII
Grypus

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Cleopatra V

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15. Ptolemy XII
Auletes
[ 80-58, 55-51 BCE]

 

Berenice III
[81-80 BCE]

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14. Ptolemy XI
Alexander II
[80 BCE]

 

 

 

 

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16. Berenice IV
[58 - 55 BCE]

 

17. Ptolemy XIII
Theos Philopator 
[51 - 47 BCE]

 

18. Cleopatra VII
[51 - 30 BCE]

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Julius Caesar

 

19. Ptolemy XIV
Theos Philopator II
[47 - 44 BCE]

 

Arsinoë

 

 

 

 

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 20. Ptolemy XV
Caesarion
[44 - 30 BCE]

 

Marc Antony

 

 

 

 

 

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