King Ptolemy VI Philometor
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King Ptolemy VI Philometor – Egyptian Pharaohs kings – Ptolemaic Kingdom

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He assumed the throne of Egypt in the year 180 BC. He was called Philomator, which means lover of his mother. His sister, Queen Cleopatra II, the most famous Pharaonic queen of Egypt “”Female Pharaohs, was his partner in ruling in ancient Egypt “Ancient Egyptian Government“, in addition to his younger brother, Ptolemy VII. Learn more information about King King Ptolemy VI and his reign. Next.

King Ptolemy VI Philometor Facts

When is your birth date?

The pharaoh was born in 184 BC.

 

When did King Ptolemy VI die?

The king died in 145 BC in Syria.

 

Who is his wife?

Cleopatra II was the wife of the Pharaoh and gave birth to Queen Cleopatra III and Ptolemy VII, in addition to Cleopatra Thea. Ptolemy VI’s father was King Ptolemy V and his mother was Cleopatra I..

 

Who are the brothers of King Ptolemy VI?

Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII are the king’s brothers.

During the reign of the pharaoh, the younger brother of King Ptolemy VI, Rome attacked the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.

Which led to a major clash with the army of Perseus, the king of the Kingdom of Macedonia.

This preoccupation led to the exploitation of Antiochus IV, King of Syria, by seizing Egypt and taking Ptolemy VI prisoner..

The pharaoh then assumed power, but under the guardianship of his mother, Cleopatra I, until the year 176 BC.

The Pharaoh ruled alone after the death of his mother, and two of them took over political affairs, namely, “Iullaeus” and “Linnaeus.”“.

The king married his sister Cleopatra II when he reached the age of 15, and crowned himself king of Egypt.

Egypt’s foreign policy changed when the pharaoh declared himself king of Egypt.

 

Period of rule

The Pharaoh’s way of ruling differed from that of his mother, who was concerned with the peaceful treaty with the Seleucids.

The Pharaoh antagonized the Seleucids and made a pact with the Romans so that he could regain the interior of Syria.

He even denied the existence of any treaty between them. At that time, Rome was preparing to engage in battle with Macedonia and sent an embassy to Philometor and Antiochus IV to find out their position in the war..

At the beginning of the war, the warring parties sent a diplomatic mission to Rome after the pharaoh and Antiochus IV confirmed their loyalty to Rome..

Antiochus’s mission declared aggression, unlike the Ptolemaic envoys who renewed relations between Egypt and Rome..

Rome used clever tricks to even fuel the war between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies in order to make sure that both sides were weakened and so that neither of them would interfere in its war with Macedonia..

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