Ptolemy XII Auletes

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Hellenistic ruler King of Egypt Ptolemaic pharaoh member of the Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemy XII Auletes was a Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known as the father of Cleopatra VII and for his politically turbulent, Roman-dependent reign in the 1st century BCE.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ptolemy XII Auletes canonical 14
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
King of Egypt ⓘ
Ptolemaic pharaoh ⓘ
member of the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
alliedWith Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
alsoKnownAs Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
associatedWith Cleopatra VII’s rise to power ⓘ
birthPlace Alexandria ⓘ
capital Alexandria ⓘ
cededInfluenceTo Roman Republic ⓘ
coRuledWith Ptolemy XI Alexander II ⓘ
cultTitle Dionysos ⓘ
surface form: Neos Dionysos
deathDate 51 BCE ⓘ
deathPlace Alexandria ⓘ
dependentOn Roman Republic ⓘ
deposedBy Berenice IV ⓘ
surface form: Berenice IV Epiphaneia
dynasty House of Ptolemy ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemaic dynasty
epithetMeaning flute player ⓘ
ethnicBackground Macedonian Greek ⓘ
fatherOf Arsinoe IV ⓘ
Berenice IV ⓘ
surface form: Berenice IV Epiphaneia

Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form: Cleopatra VII Philopator

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ
Ptolemy XIV ⓘ
fullName Ptolemy Neos Dionysos Theos Philopator Theos Philadelphos ⓘ
knownFor extravagant spending and taxation ⓘ
heavy reliance on Roman support ⓘ
politically turbulent reign ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
lostTerritory Cyprus ⓘ
motherOfChildren Cleopatra V Tryphaena ⓘ
paidBribesTo Roman senators ⓘ
possiblyFather Cleopatra V Tryphaena ⓘ
surface form: Cleopatra VI Tryphaena
predecessor Ptolemy XI Alexander II ⓘ
reignEnd 51 BCE ⓘ
58 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 55 BCE ⓘ
80 BCE ⓘ
religion Hellenistic Egyptian religion ⓘ
restoredToThroneBy Aulus Gabinius ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
ruledOver Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
soughtSupportFrom Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ
spouseOrConsort Cleopatra V Tryphaena ⓘ
succeeded Ptolemy XI Alexander II ⓘ
successor Berenice IV ⓘ
surface form: Berenice IV Epiphaneia

Cleopatra VII ⓘ
surface form: Cleopatra VII Philopator

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ
wasDeposed 58 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cleopatra VII → father → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Temple of Hathor at Dendera → majorConstructionUnder → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemaic navy → commandedBy → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemy XIV → father → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemy XII Auletes → alsoKnownAs → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
Ptolemy Philadelphus → grandfather → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Arsinoe IV → father → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator → father → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator → predecessor → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Cleopatra V Tryphaena → spouse → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Cleopatra V Tryphaena → coRulerWith → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Berenice IV → father → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Berenice IV → predecessor → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Berenice IV → successor → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Berenice IV → killedBy → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
Kom Ombo → constructionContinuedUnder → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Kom Ombo
this entity surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
Temple of Kom Ombo → builtUnder → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
Temple of Edfu → builtDuringReignOf → Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos