Cleopatra II

queen of Ptolemaic Egypt

7 dated entries naming Cleopatra II, drawn from 7 separate years between 173 BCE and 116 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Cleopatra II of Egypt in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

JSONWikipedia articleWikidata Q40247

2nd century BC

  • 173 BCEPtolemy VI Philometor marries his sister, Cleopatra II.source
  • 170 BCEWith 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.source
  • 168 BCEThe joint rulers of Egypt, Ptolemy VI, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II and their sister Cleopatra II send a renewed request to Rome for aid.source
  • 164 BCECleopatra Thea Euergetis ("Benefactress"), ruler of the Seleucid kingdom from 125 BC, a daughter of Ptolemy VI of Egypt and his sister/wife Cleopatra II (d. 121 BC) (approximate date)source
  • 130 BCEKing Ptolemy VIII murders Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator or Ptolemy Memphites, the puppet ruler of Cleopatra II.source
  • 124 BCECleopatra II of Egypt and her brother Ptolemy VIII of Egypt reconcile.source
  • 116 BCECleopatra II, queen of Egypt (b. c. 185 BC)source

Named in the same entries