Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was the Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC). He was Ptolemy XII’s son and Cleopatra VII’s brother and co-ruler. Cleopatra’s departure from Egypt triggered a civil war between the pharaohs….
Cleopatra VII was born in the first few months of the year 69 BC to an unidentified mother and Ptolemy XII, the reigning Ptolemaic pharaoh. That would be Cleopatra VI Tryphaena, who was wed to Ptolemy XII. Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator [1] (Greek: o , Ptolemaos; c. 62 BC – 13 January 47 BC)…
Cleopatra’s father, Ptolemy XII (Auletes), was descended from Ptolemy I Soter, an Alexander the Great commander and the founder of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. Ptolemy XII and Auletes had a daughter, Cleopatra, whom they named after their father. She may have been a daughter of Cleopatra V Tryphaena, who was married to King Antony (and possibly…
