Ptolemy IX
Temple of Edfu : Ptolemy IX.
Ptolemy IX . Soter II ( nicknamed Lathyros , chickpea ) from the dynasty of the Ptolemies was three times Pharaoh (king) of Egypt : v of 116. BC to 110 BC BC, from 109 BC. BC to 107 BC BC (together with Cleopatra III. , Who - supported by an uprising - ousted him from the government in favor of her younger son and Soter's brother Ptolemaios X. Alexander ) and then again from 88 BC. Until his death in 81 or 80 BC. Then the contest for the throne began again. His son and successor Ptolemy XII. Auletes was a tool in the hands of Roman politicians. Soter's younger son Ptolemy ruled Cyprus until he died in 58 BC. Was deposed by the Romans.
literature
- Marco Frenschkowski : Ptolemy IX. Philometor Soter II. Lathyros. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1040-1041.
- Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 221-222 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Ptolemy VIII. Ptolemy X. Ptolemy X. |
King of Egypt 116–110 BC Chr. 109-107 v. Chr. 88–81 BC Chr. |
Ptolemy X. Ptolemy X. Berenike III. |
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| SURNAME | Ptolemy IX |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ptolemy IX Soter II (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Egypt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 80 BC Chr. |