Ptolemy IX Lathyros
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Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ptolemy IX Lathyros canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4989182 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy IX Lathyros Context triple: [Ptolemy VIII Physcon, successor, Ptolemy IX Lathyros]
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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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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.
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C.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the beginning of the Ptolemaic Kingdom’s political and military decline despite a major victory at the Battle of Raphia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ptolemy IX Lathyros Target entity description: Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator was a young Ptolemaic pharaoh of Egypt best known for his turbulent co-rule and civil war with his sister Cleopatra VII in the 1st century BCE.
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D.
Ptolemy IV Philopator
Ptolemy IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of Egypt whose reign marked the beginning of the Ptolemaic Kingdom’s political and military decline despite a major victory at the Battle of Raphia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Egypt
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Ptolemaic ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ptolemaios IX Lathyros
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy IX Soter II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 142 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Berenice III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra V Tryphaena (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
dynastic struggle with Ptolemy X Alexander I
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opposition from Cleopatra III of Egypt ⓘ |
| coRuler |
Cleopatra III of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| deathDate | 81 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | Lathyros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | “chickpea” in Greek ⓘ |
| era |
early 1st century BCE
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late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Cleopatra III of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expelled from Alexandria by his mother Cleopatra III in 107 BCE
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recalled to the Egyptian throne in 88 BCE ⓘ ruled Cyprus after his expulsion from Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
reign marked by decline of Ptolemaic royal power
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reign marked by internal dynastic conflicts ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ptolemy VIII Physcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reign |
first reign as king of Egypt: 116–107 BCE
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second reign as king of Egypt: 88–81 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cleopatra IV
NERFINISHED
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Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy X Alexander I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tryphaena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cleopatra IV
NERFINISHED
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Cleopatra Selene I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Ptolemy X Alexander I
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy XII Auletes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsCoRulerWithBereniceIII | Ptolemy XI Alexander II (indirectly after his death) ⓘ |
| title |
Basileus (King)
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Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Ptolemy IX Lathyros Description of subject: Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Hellenistic king of the Ptolemaic dynasty who ruled Egypt during the late 2nd and early 1st centuries BCE, marked by internal dynastic conflicts and declining royal power.
Referenced by (2)
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