Ptolemy Philadelphus

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Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.

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Label Occurrences
Ptolemy Philadelphus canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic prince
Ptolemaic prince
member of the Ptolemaic dynasty
associatedWith Battle of Actium
surface form: Battle of Actium (aftermath)

Roman civil wars
capturedBy Augustus
surface form: Octavian (Augustus)
countryOfCitizenship Ptolemaic Kingdom
culture Hellenistic Greek
deathCircumstances fate after being taken to Rome is uncertain
likely died in Roman custody
dynasty House of Ptolemy
surface form: Ptolemaic dynasty
era 1st century BCE
ethnicGroup Macedonian Greek
father Iullus Antonius
surface form: Mark Antony
fullName Ptolemy Philadelphus self-link
grandfather Marcus Antonius Creticus
Ptolemy XII Auletes
grandmother Cleopatra V Tryphaena
surface form: Cleopatra V (probable)

Julia (daughter of Lucius Julius Caesar)
historicalContext fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom to Rome
transition from Hellenistic Egypt to Roman Egypt
knownFor being the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
having a brief life overshadowed by Rome’s conquest of Egypt
language Greek
legacy symbol of the end of the Ptolemaic royal line through Cleopatra VII
mother Cleopatra VII
notableEvent Donations of Alexandria
notableFamily House of Ptolemy
Julio-Claudian dynasty
surface form: Julio-Claudian dynasty (through Roman connections)
parentalHouse Cleopatra VII
surface form: Cleopatra VII of Egypt

Mark Antony
surface form: Mark Antony of the Roman Triumvirate
politicalAllegiance Second Triumvirate
surface form: Mark Antony’s faction in the Roman civil war

Ptolemaic Kingdom
surface form: Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
politicalStatus hostage of Rome
positionHeld Ptolemaic client ruler (nominal)
relative Arsinoe IV
Julius Caesar
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIV
religion Hellenistic ruler cult
ancient Egyptian religion (dynastic cult)
sexOrGender male
sibling Alexander Helios
Cleopatra Selene II
sourceOfInformation ancient Greek historians
ancient Roman historians
takenTo Rome
timePeriod Hellenistic period

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Cleopatra VII child Ptolemy Philadelphus
Octavia the Younger stepChild Ptolemy Philadelphus
Octavia Minor stepChild Ptolemy Philadelphus
Alexander Helios sibling Ptolemy Philadelphus
Alexander Helios associatedWith Ptolemy Philadelphus
Cleopatra Selene II sibling Ptolemy Philadelphus
Marcus Antonius Antyllus halfSibling Ptolemy Philadelphus
Ptolemy Philadelphus fullName Ptolemy Philadelphus self-link
Antonia the Younger sibling Ptolemy Philadelphus