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How old was Ptolemy XIII?
15 years (62 BC–47 BC)
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator/Age at death
Is Ptolemy Cleopatra’s brother?
BC. Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos; c. 61 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC). He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra VII.
What happened to Cleopatra’s brother Ptolemy?
Cleopatra regained the upper hand by teaming with Julius Caesar, and Ptolemy drowned in the Nile River after being defeated in battle. Following the war, Cleopatra remarried to her younger brother Ptolemy XIV, but she is believed to have had him murdered in a bid to make her son her co-ruler.
What were the names of Cleopatra’s siblings?
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIV PhilopatorArsinoe IVBerenice IVCleopatra VI
Cleopatra/Siblings
The three younger children of Ptolemy XII, Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoe IV and brothers Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator and Ptolemy XIV, were born in the absence of his wife.
Who were Cleopatra’s siblings?
She became queen on the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 bce and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII (51–47) and Ptolemy XIV (47–44) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesar (44–30).
Was Cleopatra married to Ptolemy?
Ptolemy XIV Philopatorm. 46 BC
Mark Antonym. 32 BC–30 BCPtolemy XIII Theos Philopatorm.?–47 BC
Cleopatra/Spouse
What brother did Cleopatra marry?
Cleopatra married her younger brother Ptolemy XIII and after his death, married her younger brother Ptolemy XIV. Later she married the Roman Mark Antony . Cleopatra had one son by Caesar, named Caesarion . She had twins with Mark Antony, Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene , and later, a son, Ptolemy Philadelphos .
Who was the brother that Cleopatra defeated?
The Roman armies defeated her brother Ptolemy XIII in 47 BC at the Battle of the Nile, thus securing the throne for Cleopatra. But Cleopatra didn’t reign alone; she made her youngest brother Ptolemy XIV the co-ruler. She remained Caesar’s lover until his death in 44 BC.
Did Cleopatra marry her two brothers?
Yes, Cleopatra married her two brothers as it was the Egyptian custom. However, we do know that she married her two half-brothers, as was the way of the Ptolemy empire. She married Ptolemy XIII (who was later drowned while running from Caesar’s troops)and Ptolemy XIV, then eleven (11) years old (who was later poisoned) Both of Cleopatra’s younger half brothers were born to her father’s second wife.
Who were Cleopatras brothers and sisters?
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. She had two older sisters, Cleopatra VI and Berenice IV as well as a younger sister, Arsinoe IV. There were two younger brothers as well, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. It is thought that Cleopatra VI may have died as a child and Auletes had Berenice beheaded.