Ptolemy IX Lathyros
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Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Egypt
ⓘ
Ptolemaic ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ptolemaios IX Lathyros
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy IX Soter II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 142 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Berenice III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra V Tryphaena (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
dynastic struggle with Ptolemy X Alexander I
ⓘ
opposition from Cleopatra III of Egypt ⓘ |
| coRuler |
Cleopatra III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathDate | 81 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Lathyros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | “chickpea” in Greek ⓘ |
| era |
early 1st century BCE
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late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra III of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expelled from Alexandria by his mother Cleopatra III in 107 BCE
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recalled to the Egyptian throne in 88 BCE ⓘ ruled Cyprus after his expulsion from Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
reign marked by decline of Ptolemaic royal power
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reign marked by internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign |
first reign as king of Egypt: 116–107 BCE
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second reign as king of Egypt: 88–81 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cleopatra IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy X Alexander I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tryphaena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra IV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Ptolemy X Alexander I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsCoRulerWithBereniceIII | Ptolemy XI Alexander II (indirectly after his death) ⓘ |
| title |
Basileus (King)
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
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