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Ptolemy VIII Physcon

an Egyptian king from the second century BC

13 dated entries naming Ptolemy VIII Physcon, drawn from 12 separate years between 182 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 Ptolemy VIII, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, Ptolemy VIII of Egypt in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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2nd century BC

  • 182 BCEPtolemy VIII Euergetes II, king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt (d. 116 BC)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 BCEThe Egyptian King Ptolemy VI Philometor is expelled from Alexandria by his brother Ptolemy VIII Euergetes and flees to Rome to seek support.source
  • 163 BCEThe 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.source
  • 161 BCEPtolemy 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.source
  • 154 BCEThe 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.source
  • 145 BCEPtolemy VII becomes king of Egypt briefly, then is assassinated by Ptolemy VIII the following year.source
  • 140 BCEScipio Aemilianus leads a group of Roman ambassadors to Alexandria, where they meet with King Ptolemy VIII.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 BCEJune 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.source
  • 116 BCEJune 26 – Ptolemy VIII Physcon, king (pharaoh) of Egypt (b. c. 182 BC)source

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