Ptolemaic dynasty period

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All rulers of the Ptolemaic dynasty were named Ptolemy. There were descendants of Alexander the Great, who founded the capital Alexandria. The rulers had serial numbers from I (Ptolemy I. Soter – the founder of the dynasty) up to XV (Ptolemy XV. Caesarion – the son of Cleopatra VII. and Gaius Julius Caesar).

Pharaoh Reign Reign era
Ptolemaic dynasty – the dynasty of last Pharaohs of the ancient Egypt
Ptolemy I. Soter 21 years 305 – 284 BC
Berenice I.    
Ptolemy II. Philadelphus 38 years 284 – 246 BC
Arsinoe I.    
Arsinoe II.    
Ptolemy III. Euergetes 24 years 246 – 222 BC
Berenice II.    
Ptolemy IV. Philopator 17 years 222 – 205 BC
Arsinoe III.    
Ptolemy V. Epiphanes 25 years 205 – 180 BC
Cleopatra I.    
Ptolemy VI. Philometor 35 years 180 – 145 BC
Cleopatra II.    
Ptolemy VII. Neos Philopator 1 year 145 – 144 BC
Ptolemy VIII. Euergetes II. 29 years 144 – 116 BC
Cleopatra III.    
Ptolemy IX. Soter II. 9 years 116 – 107 BC
Cleopatra IV.    
Selene (so-called Cleopatra V.)    
Ptolemy X. Alexander I. 19 years 107 – 88 BC
Berenice III.    
Ptolemy XI. Alexander II. 19 days 80 BC
Ptolemy XII. Neos Dionysos 29 years 80 – 51 BC
Cleopatra VI.    
Berenice IV.    
Cleopatra VII. 20 years 51 – 31 BC
Ptolemy XIII. 5 years 51 – 47 BC
Ptolemy XIV. Philometor 3 years 47 – 44 BC
Ptolemy XV. Caesarion 14 years 44 – 30 BC

Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemaic dynasty

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