Ptolemy VI

Name of Ptolemy VI.
Figure on the ring of Ptolemy VI.
Throne name	Iua-en-netjerui-perui Setep-en-Ptah-Chepri iri-maat-en-Amun-Re Jwˁ-n-nṯrwj-prwj stp-n-Ptḥ-Ḫprj jrj-m3ˁt-Jmn-Rˁ heir of the two houses of gods, chosen one of Ptah, who makes truth for Amun-Re
Proper name	Ptolemy Ptolmys Ptolemaios anch djed meri Ptah Ptwlmys ˁnḫ ḏt mrj Ptḥ Ptolemy, the ever-living, lover of Ptah

Ptolemy VI Philometor ( Greek  Πτολεμαῖος ΣΤ 'ὁ Φιλομήτωρ , "Mother Lover"; † . 145 BC. In Syria ) from the dynasty of the Ptolemies was Pharaoh (king) of Egypt 180-164 and 163-145 v. BC, son of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I , until 176 BC Under the tutelage of his mother, hence his nickname. Then under the reign of Lenaios and Eulaios .

Time of guardianship

Around 175 BC BC married Ptolemy VI. his sister Cleopatra II. Five years later, Ptolemy 'regents provoked the 6th Syrian War (169/168 BC) against the Seleucid Empire under Antiochus IV. With Roman help, Antiochus IV., who had occupied large parts of Egypt, and 169 v. BC supposedly even had been crowned King of Egypt, in 168 BC. To be driven out of Egypt again.

Regency

At the beginning of the war in 170 BC Ptolemy had been declared of age; his wife / sister Cleopatra II and his younger brother Ptolemaios VIII were placed at his side as co-regents.

164 BC In BC Ptolemy VIII drove his older brother out of Egypt, who then turned to Rome for support. A year later, Ptolemy VI, recalled by the Alexandrians, was able to return to his kingdom. Then the empire was divided, with Ptolemy VI. the core kingdom and Ptolemy VIII received the Cyrenaica .

In the following years Ptolemy VI. Assert Cyprus against his younger brother's claims. After the death of the Seleucid king Demetrios I in 150 BC. Ptolemy VI attacked. in the Seleucid succession controversy and was first against, then for the rightful heir Demetrios II. Ptolemy VI. died 145 BC BC under unexplained circumstances, only 3 days after a battle in Syria, which ended with the final victory over Alexander I. Balas , the opponent of Demetrios II. In fact, the Syrian Seleucid Empire and Egypt were reunited under one ruler for these three days - the first time since the death of Alexander the Great. His daughter, Cleopatra Thea , married Demetrios II, who was also married to Rhodogune , sister of the Parthian king Phraates II .

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  Stele of Ptolemy VI. on Philae
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  Tetradrachm Ptolemy VI.

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  Ptolemy VI (Relief in the temple of Edfu )

Construction activity

Under the reign of Ptolemy VI. began the construction of the temple complexes on Philae and probably Kom Ombo .

literature

• Marco Frenschkowski :  Ptolemy VI. Philometor. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 7, Bautz, Herzberg 1994, ISBN 3-88309-048-4 , Sp. 1036-1038.
• Eddy Lanciers: The stele CG 22184: A priest's decree from the reign of Ptolemy VI. Philometor. In: Göttinger Miscellen . (GM) Vol. 95, Göttingen 1987, pp. 53-62.
• Walter Otto : On the history of the time of the 6th Ptolemaic. A contribution to the politics and constitutional law of Hellenism (= treatises of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Philosophical-Historical Department. New series, issue 11). Publishing house of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich 1934.
• Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs. Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , pp. 216-219.

predecessor	Office	successor
Ptolemy V	King of Egypt 180–164 BC Chr.	Ptolemy VIII
Ptolemy VIII	King of Egypt 163–145 BC Chr.	Ptolemy VII