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1 day ago · After Caesar managed to execute Potheinos, Arsinoe IV joined forces with Achillas and was declared queen, but soon afterward had her tutor Ganymedes kill Achillas and take his position as commander of her army.
2 days ago · The first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty was that of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe III, who were succeeded as co-pharaohs by their son Ptolemy V, born 210 BC.
2 days ago · The commonly used name Hor-Aha is a rendering of the pharaoh's Horus-name, an element of the royal titulary associated with the god Horus, and is more fully given as Horus-Aha meaning Horus the Fighter. [1] Manetho 's record Aegyptiaca (translating to History of Egypt) lists his Greek name as Athothis, or "Athotís".
Jul 12, 2024 · Ptolemy IV and his sister-wife Arsinoe III were later murdered in 205 BCE by a conspiracy involving the regent Sosibius, Ptolemy IV's mistress Agathocleia, and her brother Agathocles. The conspirators ruled as regents to the dead rulers' 5-year-old son Ptolemy V Epiphanes ("God Who Appears") but were lynched by a military coup in 203 BCE.
Jul 17, 2024 · Ptolemy II gave the dynasty another distinctive feature when he married his full sister, Arsinoe II, one of the most powerful and remarkable women of the Hellenistic age. They became, in effect, co-rulers, and both took the epithet Philadelphus (“Brother-Loving” and “Sister-Loving”).
Jul 5, 2024 · Cleopatra VII had several siblings, including her older sister Berenice IV, younger sister Arsinoe IV, and younger brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. The Ptolemaic dynasty was known for its incestuous marriages, so it’s no surprise that Cleopatra’s family tree is a bit tangled.
Jul 5, 2024 · Back in power, Cleopatra set about consolidating her rule and expanding her influence. She eliminated her rivals, including her younger sister Arsinoe IV, and forged alliances with powerful Roman leaders like Caesar and Mark Antony.
