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{{short description|Macedonian Greek royal family which ruled Egypt}}
{{Royal house
| surname = Ptolemaic dynasty
| image = British Museum Egypt - Tolomeo I.png
| caption = Pharaoh [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy Soter]], [[British Museum]]
| coat of arms = {{center|<hiero><-p:t-wA-l:M-i-i-s-></hiero>}}
| country = [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Ancient Macedonia]], [[Roman Empire|Ancient Rome]]
| titles = [[Pharaoh]] Basileus of Egypt King of Macedonia King of Mauretania Caesariensis King of Syria King of Cyrene
| founder = [[Ptolemy I Soter]]
| dissolution = AD 79
| final ruler = [[Cleopatra VII]] and [[Ptolemy XV]] (Egypt) [[Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)|Ptolemy XVI]] (Syria) [[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] ([[Mauretania Caesariensis]])
| final_head = [[Drusilla (daughter of Ptolemy of Mauretania)|Drusilla]]
| founding year = 305 BC
| ethnicity =
| deposition = 279 BC (Macedon) 30 BC (Egypt) AD 40 (Mauretania)
| cadet branches =
}}
{{Egyptian Dynasty list}}

The '''Ptolemaic dynasty''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|ɒ|l|ɪ|ˈ|m|eɪ|.|ɪ|k}}; {{lang-grc|Πτολεμαῖοι}}, ''Ptolemaioi''), also '''House of Ptolemy''', or '''Lagid dynasty''' (Λαγίδαι, ''Lagidae;'' after [[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy I]]'s father, [[Lagus]]), was a [[Ancient Macedonians|Macedonian Greek]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Prudence J.|title=Cleopatra: A Sourcebook|url=https://archive.org/details/cleopatrasourceb0000jone|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/cleopatrasourceb0000jone/page/14 14]|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|year=2006|isbn=9780806137414|quote=They were members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Macedonians, who ruled Egypt after the death of its conqueror, Alexander the Great.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Pomeroy|first=Sarah B.|title=Women in Hellenistic Egypt|year=1990|publisher=Wayne State University Press|page=16|quote=while Ptolemaic Egypt was a monarchy with a Greek ruling class.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt|year=2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|editor=Redford, Donald B.|quote=Cleopatra VII was born to Ptolemy XII Auletes (80–57 BC, ruled 55–51 BC) and Cleopatra, both parents being Macedonian Greeks.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaarch00bard|url-access=limited|year=1999|publisher=Routledge|editor=Bard, Kathryn A.|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaarch00bard/page/n540 488]|isbn=9780415185899|quote=Ptolemaic kings were still crowned at Memphis and the city was popularly regarded as the Egyptian rival to Alexandria, founded by the Macedonians.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaarch00bard|url-access=limited|year=1999|publisher=Routledge|editor=Bard, Kathryn A.|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaarch00bard/page/n739 687]|isbn=9780415185899|quote=During the Ptolemaic period, when Egypt was governed by rulers of Greek descent...}}</ref> royal dynasty which ruled the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] in [[Ancient Egypt]] during the [[Hellenistic period]]. Their rule lasted for 275 years, from 305 to 30 BC.<ref>[[Epiphanius of Salamis]], however, puts the total number of years of the Ptolemaic dynasty at 306, presumably calculated from 306/5 BC to 1 AD. See: ''Epiphanius' Treatise on Weights and Measures – The Syriac Version'' (ed. James Elmer Dean), University of Chicago Press 1935, p. 28 (note 104). Compare ''[[On Weights and Measures]]''.</ref> The Ptolemaic was the last [[Dynasties of ancient Egypt|dynasty of ancient Egypt]].

[[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy]], one of the seven [[somatophylakes]] (bodyguard companions), a general and possible half-brother of [[Alexander the Great]], was appointed [[satrap]] of [[Egypt]] after Alexander's death in 323 BC. In 305 BC, he declared himself Pharaoh Ptolemy I, later known as ''Sōter'' "Saviour". The [[Egyptians]] soon accepted the Ptolemies as the successors to the [[pharaoh]]s of independent Egypt. Ptolemy's family ruled Egypt until the [[Roman Egypt|Roman conquest]] of 30 BC.

Like the earlier [[dynasties of ancient Egypt]], the Ptolemaic dynasty practiced [[inbreeding]] including [[sibling marriage]], but this did not start in earnest until nearly a century into the dynasty's history.<ref name=avclub>[https://www.avclub.com/move-over-lannisters-no-one-did-incest-and-murder-lik-1830399087 Move over, Lannisters: No one did incest and murder like the last pharaohs] on [[The A.V. Club]]</ref> All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name Ptolemy, while [[Queen regnant|queens regnant]] were all called [[Cleopatra (given name)|Cleopatra]], [[Arsinoe (disambiguation)|Arsinoe]] or [[Berenice]]. The most famous member of the line was the last queen, [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]], known for her role in the [[Caesar's Civil War|Roman political battles]] between [[Julius Caesar]] and [[Pompey]], and later between [[Augustus|Octavian]] and [[Mark Antony]]. [[Death of Cleopatra|Her apparent suicide]] after the [[War of Actium|Roman conquest of Egypt]] marked the end of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt.

==Ptolemaic rulers and consorts{{anchor|Rulers}}==
[[File:Ptolemy I Soter Louvre Ma849.jpg|thumb|[[Ptolemy I Soter]] was the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, and the first ruler of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]].]]
* [[Ptolemy I Soter]] (303–282 BC)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemy_I/|title=Ptolemy I|last=Wasson|first=Donald|date=February 3, 2012|publisher=[[World History Encyclopedia]]|access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> married first [[Thaïs]], then [[Artakama]], then [[Eurydice of Egypt|Eurydice]], and finally [[Berenice I of Egypt|Berenice I]]
* [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] (285–246 BC)<ref>Tunny, Jennifer(2001)''The Health of Ptolemy II Philadelphus''. The Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists/ Vol.38(1/4), pp.119-134</ref> married [[Arsinoe I]], then [[Arsinoe II]]; ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy Epigonos]] (267–259 BC)
* [[Ptolemy III Euergetes]] (246–221 BC) married [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]]
* [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]] (221–203 BC) married [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]]
* [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes]] (203–181 BC) married [[Cleopatra I Syra]]
* [[Ptolemy VI Philometor]] (181–164 BC, 163–145 BC) married [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]], briefly ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy Eupator]] in 152 BC
* [[Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator]] (possibly never reigned)
* [[Ptolemy VIII Physcon]] (170–163 BC, 145–116 BC) married Cleopatra II, then [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]]; temporarily expelled from Alexandria by Cleopatra II from 131 to 127 BC, then reconciled with her in 124 BC.
* [[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II Philometora Soteira]] (131–127 BC), in opposition to [[Ptolemy VIII Physcon]]
*[[Ptolemy Apion]] (c.120-96 BC), son of Ptolemy VIII. Last Ptolemaic king of [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]].
* [[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III Philometor Soteira Dikaiosyne Nikephoros (Kokke)]] (116–101 BC) ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy IX Lathyros]] (116–107 BC) and [[Ptolemy X Alexander I]] (107–101 BC)
* [[Ptolemy IX Lathyros]] (116–107 BC, 88–81 BC as Soter II) married [[Cleopatra IV of Egypt|Cleopatra IV]], then [[Cleopatra Selene of Syria|Cleopatra Selene]]; ruled jointly with Cleopatra III in his first reign
* [[Ptolemy X Alexander I]] (107–88 BC) married Cleopatra Selene, then [[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III]]; ruled jointly with Cleopatra III till 101 BC
* [[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III Philopator]] (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 Auletes|Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes)]] (80–58 BC, 55–51 BC) married [[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V Tryphaena]]
* [[Cleopatra VI|Cleopatra VI Tryphaena]] (58–57 BC) ruled jointly with [[Berenice IV of Egypt|Berenice IV Epiphaneia]] (58–55 BC), possibly identical with [[Cleopatra V|Cleopatra V Tryphaena]]<ref>W. Huß, ''Ägypten in hellenistischer Zeit'' (''Egypt in Hellenistic times''). C. H. Beck, Munich 2001, p. 679</ref>
* [[Cleopatra]] ("Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator", 51–30 BC) ruled jointly with [[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator]] (51–47 BC), [[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XIV]] (47–44 BC) and [[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]] (44–30 BC).
* [[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]] (48–47 BC), in opposition to Cleopatra
* [[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] (13 or 9 BC–AD 40) Client king and ruler of Mauretania for Rome

==Ptolemaic family tree==
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{{chart|border=1| | | Lag |y| Ars |Lag=[[Lagus]] of Eordea, Macedon|Ars=[[Arsinoe of Macedon]]}}
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{{chart|border=1|ARSI2|~|PTOL2|y|ARSI1| |MAGAS|y|APAM2| | | | | | | | | ARSI2=[[Arsinoe II]]| PTOL2='''[[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II Philadelphus]]''' (Kg. 285–246 BC)| ARSI1=[[Arsinoe I]]| MAGAS=[[Magas of Cyrene|Magas of Cyrene]]| APAM2=[[Apama II]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |PTOL3|y|BERE2| | | | | | | | | | | | | PTOL3='''[[Ptolemy III Euergetes|Ptolemy III Euergetes]]''' (Kg. 246–221 BC)| BERE2=[[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |PTOL4|y|ARSI3| | | | | | | | | | | | | PTOL4='''[[Ptolemy IV Philopator|Ptolemy IV Philopator]]''' (Kg. 221–203 BC)| ARSI3=[[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |PTOL5|y|CLEO1| | | | | | | | | | | | | PTOL5='''[[Ptolemy V Epiphanes|Ptolemy V Epiphanes]]''' (Kg. 203–181 BC)| CLEO1=[[Cleopatra I Syra|Cleopatra I Syra]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | |PTOL6|y|CLEO2|~|~|y|~|V|PTOL8|y|EIREN| | | | | PTOL6='''[[Ptolemy VI Philometor|Ptolemy VI Philometor]]''' (Kg. 181–164 BC, 163–145 BC)| CLEO2='''[[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]]''' (Qn. 131–127 BC)| PTOL8='''[[Ptolemy VIII Physcon|Ptolemy VIII Physcon]]''' (Kg. 170–163 BC, 145–116 BC)| EIREN=Eirene}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | |PTOL7| |CLEO3|7|PTOLM|:| | | | |PTOLA| | | | | PTOL7=[[Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator|Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator]]| CLEO3='''[[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]]''' (Qn, 116–101 BC)| PTOLM=Ptolemy Memphites| PTOLA=[[Ptolemy Apion]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | |CLEO4|y|PTOL9|y|CLSE1|y|P10A1|7| | | | | | | | CLEO4=[[Cleopatra IV of Egypt|Cleopatra IV]]| PTOL9='''[[Ptolemy IX Lathyros|Ptolemy IX Lathyros]]''' (Kg. 116–107 BC, as Soter II 88–81 BC)| CLSE1=[[Cleopatra Selene of Syria|Cleopatra Selene]]| P10A1='''[[Ptolemy X Alexander I|Ptolemy X Alexander I]]''' (Kg. 107–88 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | |PTO12|7| | | |F|BERE3|~|P11A2|:| | | | | | | | PTO12='''[[Ptolemy XII Auletes|Ptolemy XII Auletes]]''' (Kg. 80–58 BC, 55–51 BC)| BERE3='''[[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III]]''' (Qn. 81–80 BC)| P11A2='''[[Ptolemy XI Alexander II|Ptolemy XI Alexander II]]''' (Kg. 80 BC, for 19 days)}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | |L|~|y|~|~|CLEO5| | | | | | | | | | | | | CLEO5='''[[Cleopatra V of Egypt|Cleopatra V]]''' (Qn. 58–55 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | |CLEO6| |BERE4| |PTO13|~|CLEO7|~|PTO14| |ARSI4| CLEO6='''[[Cleopatra VI of Egypt|Cleopatra VI]]''' (Qn. 58 BC)| BERE4='''[[Berenice IV of Egypt|Berenice IV]]''' (Qn. 58–55 BC)| PTO13='''[[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator|Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator]]''' (Kg. 51–47 BC)| CLEO7='''[[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator]]''' (Qn. 51–30 BC)| PTO14='''[[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XIV]]''' (Kg. 47–44 BC)| ARSI4='''[[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]]''' (Qn. 48–47 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |JULCA|y|~|~|~|~|J| |L|~|~|y|~|~|MARAN| JULCA=[[Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]]| MARAN=[[Mark Antony|Mark Antony]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | |PTO15| |ALEXH| |PTO16| |CLSE2| | | | | PTO15='''[[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]]''' (Kg. 44–30 BC)| ALEXH=[[Alexander Helios|Alexander Helios]]| PTO16=[[Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)|Ptolemy Philadelphus]]| CLSE2=[[Cleopatra Selene II|Cleopatra Selene II]]}}
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{{chart|border=1| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |PTOMA| | | | | PTOMA=[[Ptolemy of Mauretania|Ptolemy of Mauretania]]}}
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{{chart top|Detailed Ptolemaic family tree}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | ANT | | | | | | LAG |v| Ars | ANT = [[Antipater]] | LAG = [[Lagus]]|Ars=[[Arsinoe of Macedon]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | EUR |-|v|-|-|-|-|-| PT1 |-|v|-|-| BE1 | | LYS | | EUR = [[Eurydice of Egypt|Eurydice]] | PT1 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy I Soter|Ptolemy I Soter]]''' (Kg 303–282 BC) | BE1 =[[Berenice I of Egypt|Berenice I]] (∞ [[Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt)|Philip]] ↓ [[Magas of Cyrene|Magas of Cyrene]] ∞ [[Apama II]] ↓ ''See below: '''Berenice II''''')| LYS = [[Lysimachus]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | LYS | | PTO | | KER |-|-| AR2 |-| PT2 |-|v|-|-| AR1 | | LYS = [[Lysandra]] | PTO = [[Ptolemais (daughter of Ptolemy I Soter)|Ptolemais]] | KER = [[Ptolemy Ceraunus]] | AR1 = [[Arsinoe I]] | PT2 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II Philadelphus]]''' (Kg. 285–246 BC) | AR2 = [[Arsinoe II]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BE2 |v| PT3 | | | | SYR | | BE2 = [[Berenice II of Egypt]] (''daughter of Magas of Cyrene, see above: '''Berenice I''''')| PT3 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy III Euergetes|Ptolemy III Euergetes]]''' (Kg. 246–221 BC) | SYR = [[Berenice (Seleucid queen)|Berenice Syra]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | | | | | ANT | | | AR3 |v| PT4 | | ANT = [[Antiochus III the Great]]| AR3 = [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]] | PT4 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy IV Philopator|Ptolemy IV Philopator]]''' (Kg. 221–203 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | | | | | CL1 |-|v|-|-| PT5 | | CL1 = [[Cleopatra I Syra|Cleopatra I Syra]]| PT5 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy V Epiphanes|Ptolemy V Epiphanes]]''' (Kg. 203–181 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | | PT6 |v| CL2 |-|-|-|v|-| PT8 |-|v|-| IRE | PT6 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy VI Philometor|Ptolemy VI Philometor]]''' (Kg. 181–164 BC, 163-145 BC)| CL2 ='''[[Cleopatra II of Egypt|Cleopatra II]]''' (Qn. 131–127 BC)| PT8 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy VIII Physcon|Ptolemy VIII Physcon]]''' (Kg. 170–163 BC, 145–116 BC)| IRE = ''Eirene ?''}}
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{{chart|border=1 | PEU | | CLT | | PT7 | | CL3 | | MEM | |!| | API | | PEU = [[Ptolemy Eupator]] | CLT = [[Cleopatra Thea]] | PT7 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator|Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator]]''' | CL3 ='''[[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]]''' (Qn, 116–101 BC) | MEM =Ptolemy Memphites | API = [[Ptolemy Apion]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | CLT | | CL4 |-|-| PT9 |-|-|v| CL5 | | | INC |v| PTX | | CLT = [[Tryphaena|Cleopatra Tryphaena]] | CL4 = [[Cleopatra IV of Egypt|Cleopatra IV]] | CL5 =[[Cleopatra Selene of Syria|Cleopatra V Selene]] | PT9 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy IX Lathyros|Ptolemy IX Lathyros]]''' (Kg. 116–107 BC, as Soter II 88–81 BC) | PTX =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy X Alexander I|Ptolemy X Alexander I]]''' (Kg. 107–88 BC)| INC = ''?''}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | INC | | | | | |!| | | BE3 |-|-|-|-|-|-| P11 |!| | | INC = ''?'' | BE3 ='''[[Berenice III of Egypt|Berenice III]]''' (Qn. 81–80 BC) | P11 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy XI Alexander II|Ptolemy XI Alexander II]]''' (Kg. 80 BC, for 19 days)}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | PTC | | P12 |-|-|-|-|-|-| CL6 | PTC = [[Ptolemy of Cyprus]] | CL6 = '''[[Cleopatra VI of Egypt|Cleopatra VI]]''' (Qn. 58 BC) | P12 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy XII Auletes|Ptolemy XII Auletes]]''' (Kg. 80–58 BC, 55–51 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | BE4 | | P13 |-| CL7 |-| P14 | | AR4 | | BE4 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Berenice IV of Egypt|Berenice IV]]''' (Qn. 58–55 BC)| P13 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator|Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator]]''' (Kg. 51–47 BC)| CL7 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator]]''' (Qn. 51–30 BC)| P14 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XIV]]''' (Kg. 47–44 BC)| AR4 = '''[[Arsinoe IV of Egypt|Arsinoe IV]]''' (Qn. 48–47 BC)}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | CES | | | | |!| | | | | MAR | | CES = [[Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] | MAR = [[Mark Antony|Mark Antony]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | P15 | | | ALE | | CLS |v| JUB | | PTP | | P15 =[[Image:Double crown.svg|25px]] '''[[Caesarion|Ptolemy XV Caesarion]]''' (Kg. 44–30 BC) | ALE = [[Alexander Helios|Alexander Helios]] | CLS = [[Cleopatra Selene II|Cleopatra Selene II]] | JUB = [[Juba II|Juba II of Mauretania]] | PTP = [[Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)|Ptolemy Philadelphus]]}}
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{{chart|border=1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PTM | | PTM = [[Ptolemy of Mauretania|Ptolemy of Mauretania]]}}
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===Other notable members of the Ptolemaic dynasty===
[[File:Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale MET DP105943.jpg|thumb|right|A seated woman in a fresco from the Roman [[Villa Boscoreale]], dated mid-1st century BC. It likely represents [[Berenice II]] of [[Ptolemaic Egypt]] wearing a ''stephane'' (i.e. royal [[diadem]]) on her head.<ref>Pfrommer, Michael; Towne-Markus, Elana (2001). ''[http://d2aohiyo3d3idm.cloudfront.net/publications/virtuallibrary/0892366338.pdf Greek Gold from Hellenistic Egypt]''. Los Angeles: Getty Publications (J. Paul Getty Trust). {{ISBN|0-89236-633-8}}, pp. 22–23.</ref>]]

*[[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 Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)|Ptolemy Philadelphus]] (born 36 BC) – son of [[Mark Antony]] and Cleopatra VII.
*[[Ptolemy of Mauretania]] (died 40 AD) – son of King [[Juba II]] of [[Numidia]] and [[Mauretania]] and [[Cleopatra Selene II]], daughter of Cleopatra VII and [[Mark Antony]]. King of Mauretania.
*[[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

==Health==
{{See also|Incest#Antiquity|Inbreeding#Royalty and nobility}}
Continuing the tradition established by previous [[List of ancient Egyptian dynasties|Egyptian dynasties]], the Ptolemies engaged in [[inbreeding]] including [[Sibling relationship#Sibling marriage and incest|sibling marriage]], with many of the pharaohs being married to their siblings and often co-ruling with them.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Walter Scheidel|title=Brother-sister and parent-child marriage outside royal families in ancient Egypt and Iran: A challenge to the sociobiological view of incest avoidance?|journal=Ethology and Sociobiology|date=September 1996|volume=17|issue=5|page=321|doi=10.1016/S0162-3095(96)00074-X|url=https://doi.org/10.1016/S0162-3095(96)00074-X}}</ref> Ptolemy I and other early rulers of the dynasty were not married to their relatives, the childless marriage of siblings [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus|Ptolemy II]] and [[Arsinoe II]]<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-II-Philadelphus Ptolemy II "Philadelphus"] on ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online|Encyclopædia Britannica]]''</ref> being an exception. The first child-producing incestuous marriage in the Ptolemaic dynasty was that of [[Ptolemy IV Philopator|Ptolemy IV]] and [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]], who were succeeded as co-pharaohs by their son [[Ptolemy V Epiphanes|Ptolemy V]], born 210 BC. The most well-known Ptolemaic pharaoh, [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]], was at different times married to and ruled with two of her brothers ([[Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator|Ptolemy XIII]] until 47 BC and then [[Ptolemy XIV of Egypt|Ptolemy XIV]] until 44 BC), and their parents were likely siblings or possibly cousins as well.<ref name=avclub/>

Contemporaries describe a number of the Ptolemaic dynasty members as [[obesity|extremely obese]],<ref>{{cite journal| url=https://thorax.bmj.com/content/58/3/281.3|title="Morbid obesity and hypersomnolence in several members of an ancient royal family"|year=2003|doi=10.1136/thorax.58.3.281-b|last1=Michalopoulos|first1=A.|last2=Tzelepis|first2= G.|last3=Geroulanos|first3=S.|journal=Thorax|volume=58|issue=3|pages=281–282|pmid=12612315|pmc=1746609}}</ref> whilst [[sculpture]]s and [[coin]]s reveal prominent eyes and swollen necks. Familial [[Graves' disease]] could explain the swollen necks and eye prominence ([[exophthalmos]]), although this is unlikely to occur in the presence of morbid obesity. This is all likely due to [[inbreeding depression]]. In view of the familial nature of these findings, members of the Ptolemaic dynasty likely suffered from a multi-organ fibrotic condition such as [[Erdheim–Chester disease]] or a familial multifocal fibrosclerosis where thyroiditis, obesity and ocular proptosis may have all occurred concurrently.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ashrafian|first=Hutan|title=Familial proptosis and obesity in the Ptolemies|journal=J. R. Soc. Med.|year=2005|volume=98|issue=2|pages=85–86|pmc=1079400|pmid=15684370
|doi=10.1177/014107680509800224}}</ref>

Dates in brackets on the [[Cup of the Ptolemies]] 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 [[Coregency|co-rulers]]. Several systems exist for numbering the later rulers; the one used here is the one most widely employed by modern scholars.

==Gallery of images==
<gallery>
File:British Museum Egypt 031.jpg|Ptolemy of Macedon founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
File:Ptolemy II MAN Napoli Inv5600.jpg|Ptolemy II
File:Ptolemy III Euergetes.jpg|Ptolemy III
File:PtolemyIV-StatueHead MuseumOfFineArtsBoston.png|Ptolemy IV
File:Ptolemaeus V.jpg|Ptolemy V
File:Ring with engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI Philometor (3rd–2nd century BCE) - 2009.jpg|Ptolemy VI
File:Cleopatra II and III Kom Ombo Temple.jpg|Cleopatra II (right)
File:Relief of Ptolemy VIII in Kom Ombo Temple.jpg|Ptolemy VIII
File:Edfu29.JPG|Ptolemy IX
File:Ägyptisches Museum Berlin 112.jpg|Ptolemy X
File:Ptolemaeus XI.png|Ptolemy XI
File:Kom Ombo 0312.JPG|Ptolemy XII
File:Kom Ombo 0333.JPG|Ptolemy XIII and Isis
File:Ptolemy XIV.jpg|Ptolemy XIV
File:Cleopatra VII statue fragment, 69-30 BC - Royal Ontario Museum - DSC09761.JPG|Cleopatra VII
File:Denderah4 Cesarion.jpg|Ptolemy XV, commonly called Caesarion.
File:Cameo Ptolemaic prince Bab111 CdM Paris.jpg|[[Sardonyx]] [[Cameo (carving)|cameo]] of a Ptolemaic prince as the Greek god [[Hermes]], [[Cabinet des médailles]], Paris.
File:Posthumous painted portrait of Cleopatra VII of Egypt, from Herculaneum, Italy.jpg| Posthumous portrait of [[Cleopatra|Cleopatra VII]], from Roman [[Herculaneum]], mid-1st century AD.<ref>{{citation|last1=Walker|first1=Susan|last2=Higgs|first2=Peter|editor-surname1=Walker|editor-given1=Susan|editor-surname2=Higgs|editor-given2=Peter|title=Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth|location=Princeton, N.J.|chapter=Painting with a portrait of a woman in profile|publisher=Princeton University Press (British Museum Press)|year=2001|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/cleopatraofegypt0000unse/page/314|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cleopatraofegypt0000unse/page/314 314–315]|isbn=9780691088358|postscript=.}}</ref><ref>Fletcher, Joann (2008). ''Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend''. New York: Harper. {{ISBN|978-0-06-058558-7}}, image plates and captions between pp. 246-247.</ref>
File:Cammeo gonzaga con doppio ritratto di tolomeo II e arsinoe II, III sec. ac. (alessandria), da hermitage.jpg|The [[Gonzaga Cameo]] of [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] and [[Arsinoe II]] from [[Alexandria]] ([[Hermitage Museum]])
File:Ptolemäer-Kameo KHM IXa 81.jpg|[[Cameo (carving)|Cameo]] of Ptolemaic rulers ([[Kunsthistorisches Museum]])
File:Coupe_des_Ptolémées_01.JPG|The [[Cup of the Ptolemies]]: front (''top'') of the cup ([[Cabinet des Médailles]])
File:Coupe_des_Ptolémées_02.JPG|The [[Cup of the Ptolemies]]: back (''bottom'') of the cup ([[Cabinet des Médailles]])
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Ancient Egypt|Egypt|History}}

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* [[Argead dynasty]], another Greek dynasty in Egypt which ruled immediately prior to the Ptolemies
* [[Donations of Alexandria]]
* [[Hellenistic period]]
* [[History of ancient Egypt]]
* [[List of pharaohs#Ptolemaic Dynasty]]
* [[List of Seleucid rulers]]
* ''[[On Weights and Measures]]'', which contains a chronology of the Ptolemies
* [[Ptolemaic Decrees]]
* [[Roman pharaoh]]s
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bingen, Jean. ''Hellenistic Egypt''. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007 (hardcover, {{ISBN|0-7486-1578-4}}; paperback, {{ISBN|0-7486-1579-2}}).
* {{cite book|title=When the Greeks Ruled Egypt: From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra|editor=Roberta Casagrande-Kim|year=2014|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|isbn=978-0691165547}}
* A. Lampela, ''Rome and the Ptolemies of Egypt: The development of their political relations 273–80 B.C.'' (Helsinki, 1998).
* J. G. Manning, ''The Last Pharaohs: Egypt Under the Ptolemies, 305–30 BC'' (Princeton, 2009).
* Susan Stephens, ''Seeing Double: Intercultural Poetics in Ptolemaic Alexandria'' (Berkeley, 2002).

==External links==
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*[https://www.livius.org/ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm Livius.org: "Ptolemies"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906102445/https://www.livius.org/ps-pz/ptolemies/ptolemies.htm |date=2014-09-06 }}—by Jona Lendering

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