Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy VI Philometor 180-164 & 163-145 B.C. Ptolemy VI Philometor was the sixth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. He was born the son and of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and his Syrian wife Cleopatra I. Like his father, Ptolemy VI came to the throne at the age of only 5 following his […]

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Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy V Epiphanes 205-180 B.C. Ptolemy V Epiphanes was the son of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe II and the fifth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Ptolemy V became king following his father’s death, when he was only five years old. The power of Egypt had been left in the hands of corrupt ministers […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Arsinoe III 221 – 204 B.C. Wife and Sister of Ptolemy III Daughter Ptolemy II & Berenike II Arsinoe III was born the daughter of Ptolemy II and Berenike II. She was married to her brother Ptolemy IV. Her husband was famous for his drunken orgies and preferred to leave matters of state […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy IV Philopator 222-205 B.C. Ptolemy IV Philopator (“Father-loving”) was the son of Ptolemy III and Berenike II and the fourth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. He was married to his sister Arsinoe III. Ptolemy IV was not the man his father was lacking both his moral strength and character. He was more interested […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Berenike II 246-222 BC Wife and Sister of Ptolemy III Mother of Ptolemy IV Berenike II was the younger sister and wife of Ptolemy III Euergeter I – the third ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. She was the daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Ptolemy III’s elder sister was given in marraige to […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy III Euergeter I 246-222 BC Ptolemy III Euergeter I was the third ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. He was the son ofPtolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II (his first wife) and was married to Berenike II, his sister. Ptolemy III’s elder sister was given in marraige to Antiochos II of the Seleukid Empire (Syria). […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Arsinoë II 316 – 271 B.C. Wife and sister of Ptolemy II Queen of Egypt & Libya Arsinoë II was born in Macedonia, the daughter of Ptolemy I and his second wife Berneike. She was raised in Egypt at Alexandria where she most likely received her finishing-school education. Her early youth […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy II Philadelphus 316 – 271 B.C. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (“brotherly” or “Brother/Sister-loving”), was the second ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty and the son of Ptolemy I and Berenice I who died before 283 BC. He became joint ruler with his father two years before his death in 283 BC. Ptolemy […]

Monetary History of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty Ptolemy I Soter (367?-283 BC) As king of Egypt 305 – 283 BC General of Alexander The Great Founder of the Ptolemaic Dynasty Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC at the age of 32, the newly created Greek Empire fragmented. No one general or heir was strong […]