Ptolemy Philadelphus
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Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy Philadelphus canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1906576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ptolemy Philadelphus Context triple: [Cleopatra VII, child, Ptolemy Philadelphus]
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy II Philadelphus was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose prosperous and culturally vibrant reign saw major expansion of the Library of Alexandria and the consolidation of Ptolemaic power in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy III Euergetes was a powerful 3rd-century BCE Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the political and military peak of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and established the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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E.
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Ptolemy V Epiphanes was a Hellenistic king of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty, known for his tumultuous reign marked by internal revolts and foreign invasions, and for being commemorated on the Rosetta Stone.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ptolemy Philadelphus Target entity description: Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
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A.
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy II Philadelphus was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose prosperous and culturally vibrant reign saw major expansion of the Library of Alexandria and the consolidation of Ptolemaic power in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Ptolemy III Euergetes
Ptolemy III Euergetes was a powerful 3rd-century BCE Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the political and military peak of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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C.
Ptolemy I Soter
Ptolemy I Soter was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great who became ruler of Egypt and established the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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D.
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Physcon was a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, known for his turbulent reign marked by dynastic conflicts and political intrigue.
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E.
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Ptolemy V Epiphanes was a Hellenistic king of Egypt from the Ptolemaic dynasty, known for his tumultuous reign marked by internal revolts and foreign invasions, and for being commemorated on the Rosetta Stone.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic prince
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Ptolemaic prince ⓘ member of the Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of Actium
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Actium (aftermath)
Roman civil wars ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian (Augustus)
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| countryOfCitizenship | Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances |
fate after being taken to Rome is uncertain
ⓘ
likely died in Roman custody ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Ptolemy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic dynasty
|
| era | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Macedonian Greek ⓘ |
| father |
Iullus Antonius
ⓘ
surface form:
Mark Antony
|
| fullName | Ptolemy Philadelphus self-link ⓘ |
| grandfather |
Marcus Antonius Creticus
ⓘ
Ptolemy XII Auletes ⓘ |
| grandmother |
Cleopatra V Tryphaena
ⓘ
surface form:
Cleopatra V (probable)
Julia (daughter of Lucius Julius Caesar) ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom to Rome
ⓘ
transition from Hellenistic Egypt to Roman Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony
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having a brief life overshadowed by Rome’s conquest of Egypt ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of the end of the Ptolemaic royal line through Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Donations of Alexandria ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
House of Ptolemy
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Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Julio-Claudian dynasty (through Roman connections)
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| parentalHouse |
Cleopatra VII
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surface form:
Cleopatra VII of Egypt
Mark Antony ⓘ
surface form:
Mark Antony of the Roman Triumvirate
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| politicalAllegiance |
Second Triumvirate
ⓘ
surface form:
Mark Antony’s faction in the Roman civil war
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
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| politicalStatus | hostage of Rome ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Ptolemaic client ruler (nominal) ⓘ |
| relative |
Arsinoe IV
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Julius Caesar ⓘ Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ⓘ Ptolemy XIV ⓘ |
| religion |
Hellenistic ruler cult
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ancient Egyptian religion (dynastic cult) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alexander Helios
ⓘ
Cleopatra Selene II ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
ancient Greek historians
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ancient Roman historians ⓘ |
| takenTo | Rome ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
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Subject: Ptolemy Philadelphus Description of subject: Ptolemy Philadelphus was the youngest son of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, a Ptolemaic prince whose brief life was overshadowed by the fall of his parents’ rule to Rome.
Referenced by (9)
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