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Ptolemy IX Soter II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Saviour"), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, Láthuros "chickpea"), was twice King of Ptolemaic Egypt. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III.
Ptolemy IX Soter II was a Macedonian king of Egypt who, after ruling Cyprus and Egypt in various combinations with his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander I, and his mother, Cleopatra III, widow of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, gained sole rule of the country in 88 and sought to keep Egypt from excessive.
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Ptolemy I Soter (/ ˈ t ɒ l əm i /; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian, and successor of Alexander the Great who went on to found the Ptolemaic Kingdom centered on Egypt and led by his progeny from 305 BC – 30 BC.
Oct 29, 2020 · Ptolemy IX Soter Lathyros: king of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 116 to 107 (with Cleopatra III) and from 88 to 81. Relatives. Portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler. Father: Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Mother: Cleopatra III. First wife: his sister Cleopatra IV. Daughter: Cleopatra Berenice III (married to Ptolemy X Alexander)
Ptolemy IX Soter II ( Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr "Ptolemy the Saviour "), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, Láthuros "chickpea"), was twice King of Ptolemaic Egypt. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III.
Ptolemy IX Soter II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr “Ptolemy the Saviour”), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, Láthuros “chickpea”), was twice King of Ptolemaic Egypt. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III.
The divided reign of Ptolemy IX, Soter II, from 117 to 107 B.C. and again from 88 to 80 B.C., marked both a tumultuous period in the declining years of the Ptolemaic dynasty and a pivotal era in the history --and ultimate decline-- of the ancient city of Thebes.
