Dates in brackets represent the regnal dates of the Ptolemaic pharaohs. They frequently ruled jointly with their wives, who were often also their sisters, aunts or cousins. Several queens exercised regal authority. Of these, one of the last and most famous was
Cleopatra ("Cleopatra VII Philopator", 51–30 BC), with her two brothers and her son serving as successive nominal
co-rulers. Several systems exist for numbering the later rulers; the one used here is the one most widely employed by modern scholars. •
Ptolemy I Soter (305–282 BC) married
Thaïs,
Artakama,
Eurydice, and finally
Berenice I •
Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282–246 BC) co-ruler since 285 BC; married
Arsinoe I, then
Arsinoe II; •
with his nephew Ptolemy Epigonos (267–259 BC) •
Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221 BC) married
Berenice II •
Ptolemy IV Philopator (221–203 BC) married
Arsinoe III •
Ptolemy V Epiphanes (203–181 BC) married
Cleopatra I •
Ptolemy VI Philometor (181–164 BC) married
Cleopatra II •
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (posthumously named king) •
Ptolemy VIII Physcon (170–163 BC), married Cleopatra II •
Ptolemy VI Philometor (163–145 BC) •
briefly with Ptolemy Eupator (152 BC) •
Ptolemy VIII Physcon (145–131 BC), married
Cleopatra III •
Cleopatra II Philometor Soteira (170–116 BC), co-ruler with Ptolemy VI, VIII, IX and Cleopatra III, briefly expelled Ptolemy VIII from Alexandria and ruled as sole pharaoh •
Ptolemy VIII Physcon (127–116 BC), reconciled with Cleopatra II in 124 BC •
with Ptolemy Apion (c. 120–96 BC), king of
Cyrene. •
Cleopatra III Philometor Soteira Kokke (141–131 BC, 127–101 BC) ruled jointly with
Ptolemy VIII,
Cleopatra II,
Ptolemy IX and
Ptolemy X •
Ptolemy IX Soter Lathyros (116–107 BC) married
Cleopatra IV; ruled jointly with Cleopatra III •
Ptolemy X Alexander I (107–88 BC) married
Cleopatra Selene I, then
Berenice III; ruled with Cleopatra III till 101 BC •
Ptolemy IX Soter Lathyros (88–81 BC) married Cleopatra Selene •
Berenice III Philopator (101–88, 81–80 BC) •
Ptolemy XI Alexander II (80 BC) married and ruled jointly with Berenice III before murdering her; ruled alone for 19 days after that. •
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Auletes (80–58 BC) married
Cleopatra V Tryphaena •
Cleopatra V Tryphaena (79–69 BC) ruled jointly with her husband
Ptolemy XII until her death or deposition •
Berenice IV (58–55 BC) ruled jointly with
Cleopatra VI Tryphaena (58–57 BC), possibly identical with
Cleopatra V Tryphaena •
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos Auletes (55–51 BC) •
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (51–30 BC) •
with Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (51–47 BC) •
with Arsinoe IV (48–47 BC) as rival queen •
with Ptolemy XIV Philopator (47–44 BC) •
with Ptolemy XV Caesarion (44–30 BC)
Other notable members of the Ptolemaic dynasty , dated mid-1st century BC. It likely represents
Berenice II of
Ptolemaic Egypt wearing a
stephane (i.e. royal
diadem) on her head.|205x205px •
Ptolemy Keraunos (died 279 BC) – eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter. Eventually became king of Macedonia. •
Ptolemy Apion (died 96 BC) – son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon. Made king of
Cyrenaica. Bequeathed Cyrenaica to Rome. •
Ptolemy II of Telmessos, grandson of Ptolemy Epigonos, flourished second half of 3rd century BC and first half of 2nd century BC •
Ptolemy of Cyprus, king of Cyprus c. 80–58 BC, younger brother of Ptolemy XII Auletes •
Alexander Helios (born 40 BC) – elder son of
Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII •
Ptolemy Philadelphus (born 36 BC) – younger son of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. •
Cleopatra Selene II (40–c.5 BC) – daughter of Cleopatra VII, last Ptolemaic ruler of Cyrenaica, then client queen of Mauretania where she ruled jointly with her husband
Juba II at the behest of Rome •
Ptolemy of Mauretania (c. 10 BC–AD 40) – client king and ruler of
Mauretania for Rome. Son of King
Juba II of
Numidia and
Mauretania and
Cleopatra Selene II, daughter of Cleopatra VII and
Mark Antony. ==Health==