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.

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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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