| Preceded by: Ptolemy VIII |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Berenice III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ptolemy IX Soter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ Romanized: Ptolemaios Soter Latin: Ptolemaeus Saluator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 116–107 BC and 88–81 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nomen |
Ptolemy, who Lives Eternally, Beloved of Ptah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Ptolemy VIII | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Cleopatra III | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consort(s) | Cleopatra IV, Cleopatra Selene I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Berenice III, Ptolemy XII, Ptolemy, Cleopatra V (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 143/2 BC or 140/39 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 81 BC (aged 58-62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Alexandria (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- For other pages by this name, see Ptolemy.
Ptolemy IX Soter (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, "Ptolemy the Saviour", c. 141–61 BCE), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, "chickpea"), was a Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty during the Hellenistic Period. He was the son and successor of Ptolemy VIII and the eldest son born to Cleopatra III. He reigned as Ptolemy Philometor Soter in joint rule with his grandmother Cleopatra II and mother Cleopatra III from 116 to 107 BCE, and then again as Ptolemy Soter from 88 to 81 BCE. Ptolemy XI's reign was intervened by that of his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander I.
At first Ptolemy XI was chosen by his mother Cleopatra III to be her co-regent (his father Ptolemy VIII wished that she would rule with one of her sons), though she was more forced to choose him by the Alexandrians. He married his sister Cleopatra IV, but his mother pushed her out and replaced her with his younger sister Cleopatra Selene I. Later, she claimed that he tried to kill her, and successfully deposed him, putting her favorite son Alexander on the throne as co-regent with her. However, she later grew tired of the now Ptolemy X and deposed him, putting Ptolemy IX back on the throne. She was soon murdered by Ptolemy X, who took the throne again. He was then killed in battle, and Ptolemy IX reigned until his own death.
His daughter Berenice III took the throne after his death, and reigned for about a year. She was forced to marry her stepson Alexander, who reigned under the name Ptolemy XI Alexander II and had her killed 19 days later.
Ptolemy IX's name recalls that of his great ancestor, Ptolemy I Soter; note that in older references, he may be numbered VIII.
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External links[]
- Ptolemy Soter II at LacusCurtius — (Chapter XI of E. R Bevan's House of Ptolemy, 1923)
| Predecessor: Ptolemy VIII |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Successor: Berenice III |