Physcon

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Physcon was the derisive nickname of Ptolemy VIII, a controversial and often brutal Hellenistic ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt in the 2nd century BCE.

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Physcon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic ruler
Ptolemaic pharaoh
human
birthPlace Alexandria
capital Alexandria
child Cleopatra III of Egypt
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
Ptolemy X Alexander I
conflict Alexandrian civil war
coRulerWith Cleopatra II of Egypt
Cleopatra III of Egypt
Ptolemy VI Philometor
countryRuled Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
culture Hellenistic Greek
deathPlace Alexandria
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty
linked to: Lagid dynasty
era 2nd century BCE
father Ptolemy V Epiphanes
gender male
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
historicalReputation tyrannical ruler
knownFor brutal rule
civil conflict in Egypt
persecution of opponents in Alexandria
language Greek
mother Cleopatra I Syra
name Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
nickname Physcon
nicknameMeaning potbelly
notableEvent expulsion from Alexandria and rule from Cyprus
return to power in Egypt after exile
policy favoring of non-Greek elements in Egypt
repression of Alexandrian elite
predecessor Ptolemy VI Philometor
reignEnd 116 BCE
reignStart 170 BCE
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse Lagid dynasty
sibling Cleopatra II of Egypt
Ptolemy VI Philometor
spouse Cleopatra II of Egypt
Cleopatra III of Egypt
successor Cleopatra III of Egypt
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
title King of Egypt
Pharaoh of Egypt

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Physcon nickname Physcon
Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II epithet Physcon
subject linked to: Euergetes II