Ptolemy Physcon

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ptolemy_VIII
gptkbp:affiliation Ancient Egyptian religion
gptkbp:birth_date c. 183 BC
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cleopatra_Selene_II
gptkb:Ptolemy_IX_Soter_II
gptkb:Cleopatra_IV_of_Egypt
gptkb:Ptolemy_X_Alexander_I
gptkbp:conflict Civil war in Egypt
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Antiochus_VII_Sidetes
gptkb:Mithridates_VI_of_Pontus
gptkb:Tigranes_the_Great
gptkb:Demetrius_II_of_Syria
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Patron of the arts
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:death_date c. 116 BC
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:historical_significance Example of dynastic struggles in Hellenistic Egypt
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Cassius_Dio
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Justin
gptkb:Josephus
gptkb:Strabo
gptkb:Aelian
gptkb:Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ptolemy Physcon
gptkbp:known_for his cruelty and obesity
gptkbp:language Greek
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in history
gptkbp:military_strategy Campaigns against the Seleucid Empire
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Cleopatra_II_of_Egypt
gptkbp:nickname Physcon
gptkbp:notable_event usurpation of the throne
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:dynasty
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
gptkbp:reign_end gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
116 BC
gptkbp:reign_start 145 BC
gptkbp:reputation gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cleopatra_III_of_Egypt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ptolemy_VIII_Euergetes_II
gptkbp:title gptkb:historical_figure