{"slug": "ptolemy-viii-physcon", "label": "Ptolemy VIII Physcon", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3350", "qid": "Q3350", "description": "an Egyptian king from the second century BC", "entries": 13, "years": 12, "span": [-181, -115], "span_label": ["182 BCE", "116 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Ptolemy VIII", "Ptolemy VIII Euergetes", "Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II", "Ptolemy VIII of Egypt"], "related": [{"slug": "ancient-egypt", "label": "Ancient Egypt", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "ptolemy-vi-philometor", "label": "Ptolemy VI Philometor", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "cyprus", "label": "Cyprus", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "cleopatra-ii", "label": "Cleopatra II", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "alexandria", "label": "Alexandria", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "cyrenaica", "label": "Cyrenaica", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ptolemaic-dynasty", "label": "Ptolemaic dynasty", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "scipio-aemilianus", "label": "Scipio Aemilianus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-senate", "label": "Roman Senate", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ptolemaic-kingdom", "label": "Ptolemaic Kingdom", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -181, "year_label": "182 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt (d. 116 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363193024#Births", "title": "182 BC", "revid": 1363193024, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -169, "year_label": "170 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "With Antiochus IV now absent from the country, the citizens of Alexandria choose Ptolemy VI's brother Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II as their king. The two Ptolemy brothers agree to rule Egypt jointly with their sister Cleopatra II and Coele Syria is invaded by the Egyptian forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1289094585#Egypt", "title": "170 BC", "revid": 1289094585, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -167, "year_label": "168 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The joint rulers of Egypt, Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and their sister Cleopatra II send a renewed request to Rome for aid.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352698468#Egypt", "title": "168 BC", "revid": 1352698468, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -163, "year_label": "164 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Egyptian King Ptolemy VI Philometor is expelled from Alexandria by his brother Ptolemy VIII Euergetes and flees to Rome to seek support.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288884961#Egypt", "title": "164 BC", "revid": 1288884961, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -162, "year_label": "163 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Ptolemaic king Ptolemy VI Philometor is restored to his throne through the intervention of the citizens of Alexandria. However, the Romans intervene and partition the kingdom, giving Ptolemy VIII Euergetes Cyrenaica and Ptolemy VI Cyprus and Egypt. The two brothers accept the Roman partition.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342198603#Egypt", "title": "163 BC", "revid": 1342198603, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -160, "year_label": "161 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, now king of Cyrenaica, convinces the Roman Senate to back his claim for control of Cyprus, but the Egyptian king Ptolemy VI Philometor ignores this threat, and after Ptolemy VIII Euergetes' attempt to conquer the island fails, the Roman Senate disengages from the dispute.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311856799#Egypt", "title": "161 BC", "revid": 1311856799, "section": "Events › by side › Egypt"}}, {"year": -153, "year_label": "154 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Egyptian king Ptolemy VI Philometor defeats his brother, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, after he attempts to seize Cyprus by force. Nevertheless Philometor restores his brother to Cyrenaica, marries one of his daughters to him, and grants him a grain subsidy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344836272#Egypt", "title": "154 BC", "revid": 1344836272, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -144, "year_label": "145 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Ptolemy VII becomes king of Egypt briefly, then is assassinated by Ptolemy VIII the following year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1000550450#Egypt", "title": "145 BC", "revid": 1000550450, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -139, "year_label": "140 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Scipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with King Ptolemy VIII.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326020441#Africa", "title": "140 BC", "revid": 1326020441, "section": "Events › By place › Africa"}}, {"year": -129, "year_label": "130 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "King Ptolemy VIII murders Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator or Ptolemy Memphites, the puppet ruler of Cleopatra II.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328907388#Egypt", "title": "130 BC", "revid": 1328907388, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -123, "year_label": "124 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Cleopatra II of Egypt and her brother Ptolemy VIII of Egypt reconcile.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302859733#Egypt", "title": "124 BC", "revid": 1302859733, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -115, "year_label": "116 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 26", "text": "June 26 – At the death of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Cleopatra III has chosen her younger son Ptolemy X Alexander as co-regent, but the Alexandrians force her to bring Ptolemy IX from Cyprus, of which he is governor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358047657#Egypt", "title": "116 BC", "revid": 1358047657, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": -115, "year_label": "116 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 26", "text": "June 26 – Ptolemy VIII Physcon, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (b. c. 182 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358047657#Deaths", "title": "116 BC", "revid": 1358047657, "section": "Deaths"}}]}