Ptolemy XIV Philopator
Ptolemy XIV Philopator | |
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Πτολεμαίος Φιλοπάτωρ | |
Cleopatra VII | |
Predecessor | Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator |
Successor | Caesarion |
Consort | Cleopatra VII |
Father | Ptolemy XII Auletes |
Born | c. 59 BC |
Died | 26 July 44 BC (aged approx. 15) |
Dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty |
Ptolemy XIV Philopator (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλοπάτωρ,[1] Ptolemaios; c. 59 – 44 BC) was a Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, who reigned from 47 until his death in 44 BC.
Biography
Following the death of his older brother
On 15 March 44 BC Caesar was murdered in Rome by a group of conspirators whose most notable members were Brutus and Cassius. Ptolemy soon followed him in death.[citation needed] An inscription mentioning him as alive was dated at 26 July 44 BC.[6] It has been assumed but remains uncertain that Cleopatra poisoned her co-ruler, with aconite, to replace him with his nephew Ptolemy XV Caesar, her son by Caesar who was proclaimed co-ruler on 2 September 44 BC and whom his mother intended to support as successor of his father.[7][8]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Volkmann, Hans (1959), "Ptolemaios 36", Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE, PW), volume 23, part 2, column 1759–1760.
- ISBN 9781108078658.
- ISBN 9781445608877.
- ISBN 9781402765407.
- ISBN 9780415201452.
- ISBN 9780806138718.
- ISBN 9781317682257.
- ISBN 9780415973342.
External links
- Ptolemy XIV Theos Philopator II entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith