Cleopatra Thea
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Cleopatra Thea was a Hellenistic Seleucid queen of Syria who played a central role in the dynasty’s turbulent political and military struggles in the 2nd century BCE.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic queen
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Ptolemaic princess ⓘ Seleucid monarch ⓘ queen of Syria ⓘ |
| alliance | Ptolemaic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antiochus VI Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiochus VIII Grypus NERFINISHED ⓘ Laodice (daughter of Cleopatra Thea) NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucus V Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinageDepicts | Cleopatra Thea with royal diadem ⓘ |
| conflict | Seleucid dynastic civil wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 164 BCE ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 121 BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Ptolemaic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Thea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cleopatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Basilissa (Queen)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thea (Goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Antiochus VIII Grypus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | poisoning ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra II of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in Seleucid dynastic struggles
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co-rule with her sons ⓘ multiple dynastic marriages ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ptolemaic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Queen consort of the Seleucid Empire
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Queen regnant of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ co-ruler of Syria ⓘ |
| predecessor | Demetrius II Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alexander Balas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Antiochus VII Sidetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Demetrius II Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Antiochus VIII Grypus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryRuled |
Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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