Physcon
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Physcon was the derisive nickname of Ptolemy VIII, a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Physcon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic ruler
ⓘ
Ptolemaic pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Cleopatra III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy IX Lathyros NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy X Alexander I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Alexandrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coRulerWith |
Cleopatra II of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra III of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | tyrannical ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal rule
ⓘ
civil conflict in Egypt ⓘ persecution of opponents in Alexandria ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra I Syra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | potbelly ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expulsion from Alexandria and rule from Cyprus
ⓘ
return to power in Egypt after exile ⓘ |
| policy |
favoring of non-Greek elements in Egypt
ⓘ
repression of Alexandrian elite ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 116 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 170 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Lagid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cleopatra II of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy VI Philometor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra II of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra III of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Cleopatra III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy IX Lathyros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.