Ptolemaic Kingdom - Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator was king of the Ptolemaic period
Time: 140s BC
Place: Alexandria, Egypt
Details: Ptolemy VII Neos Philopatorwas an Egyptian king of the Ptolemaic period. His reign is controversial, and it is possible that he did not reign at all, but was only granted royal dignity posthumously.
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Sunday Jun 23, 47 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Sunday Jul 1, 1798 - Alexandria, Egypt
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Seleucid Empire-Ptolemy IV died
Jul, 204 BC - Egypt
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51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexander founded Alexandria
Sep, 331 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VII found it necessary to debase Ptolemaic coinage
050s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy IV continued hold celebrations of the Fourth Syrian War
217 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Proconsul of Syria sent his two eldest sons to Egypt
50 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Philometor was killed
145 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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30 BC - Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy II defeated the Kingdom of Kush
270 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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144 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy IX again returned to the throne
88 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra and her forces were still holding their ground against Ptolemy XIII
49 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra still holding their ground against Ptolemy XIII
49 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra accessed to the throne in 51 BC
Mar, 51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Meditation-Philo of Alexandria
20 BC - Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire
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Cleopatra-The reign of Cleopatra VII began with the death of her father
51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Ptolemy XIII still retained strong allies
51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Egyptian nationalism reached a peak in the reign of Ptolemy IV
221 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy II Philadelphus was a peaceful and cultured pharaoh
283 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Oct, 58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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040s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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69 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Ptolemy XIII was brother of Cleopatra
060s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Wednesday Jan 15, 217 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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116 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Battle of the Nile
Oct, 47 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-The Roman Republic annexed Cyprus
58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Caesar's term as consul has expired
48 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra VI Tryphaena was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
050s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra's mother
100 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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331 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Ptolemy IX Soter II is said to have given the position to a political supporter
080s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Alexandria was captured by the Muslim army of 'Amr ibn al-'As
642 - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Aurelian fought to recapture the city of Alexandria
272 - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Ptolemy VII was murdered and succeeded by Ptolemy VIII
120s BC - Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Eratosthenes of Cyrene
220s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Julius Caesar was besieged at Alexandria
48 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Could be propaganda](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Library of Alexandria-Could be propaganda
030s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-The only known head librarian from the Roman Period
050s - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Mouseion](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Library of Alexandria-Mouseion
350 - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Aristarchus of Samothrace](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Library of Alexandria](https://historydraft.com/files/153fb08b-ce97-43d2-b4d3-9007c2d8ef3a.160.webp)
Library of Alexandria-Aristarchus of Samothrace
150s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Ptolemy VIII appointed a man named Cydas as head librarian](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Library of Alexandria-Ptolemy VIII appointed a man named Cydas as head librarian
090s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Apollonius of Rhodes
250 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Aristophanes of Byzantium](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Library of Alexandria](https://historydraft.com/files/153fb08b-ce97-43d2-b4d3-9007c2d8ef3a.160.webp)
Library of Alexandria-Aristophanes of Byzantium
200s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Aristarchus became caught up in a dynastic struggle
145 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra was made a regent of Ptolemy XII
Friday May 31, 52 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemaic art
304 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Octavian was renamed Augustus
Jan, 27 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Literary golden period
1st Millenium BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Cleopatra's debts to the Roman Republic](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra's debts to the Roman Republic
48 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy I Soter
300s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Library of Alexandria is a most Milestones Culture of Ptolemaic
320s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Library of Alexandria-Claudius is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library
040s - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-Founding](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Library of Alexandria-Founding
280s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Library of Alexandria-The first recorded head librarian](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Library of Alexandria-The first recorded head librarian
270s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexander III ruled Egypt for a few days
80 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-After Ptolemy VIII death](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-After Ptolemy VIII death
116 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Ptolemy XIV killed](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Cleopatra-Ptolemy XIV killed
43 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy took the title of King
305 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Ganymedes was killed](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Ganymedes was killed
47 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Libraries-Library of Alexandria](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Library](https://historydraft.com/files/9587af3f-6313-4dfb-b606-ed6491dafe16.160.webp)
Libraries-Library of Alexandria
285 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-The decline of the Ptolemaic Kingdom](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-The decline of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
221 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Gold coin](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Gold coin
270s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Julius Caesar left Rome for Alexandria
48 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Pompey eventually convinced Aulus Gabinius to invade Egypt
55 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Caesar then brought Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII before the assembly of Alexandria](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Cleopatra-Caesar then brought Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII before the assembly of Alexandria
58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ankhmakis forces nearly drove the Ptolomys](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ankhmakis forces nearly drove the Ptolomys
185 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Berenice III was also known as Cleopatra
81 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-The debt owed to Rome by the Ptolemies fell
49 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-The Ptolemaic army](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Cleopatra-The Ptolemaic army
030s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy VI Philometor was a king of Ptolemaic Egypt
180 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Octavian's forces invaded Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Octavian's forces invaded Egypt
30 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra II was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra II was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
175 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy shared rule ith his son Ptolemy II](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy shared rule ith his son Ptolemy II
Sunday Sep 13, 285 at 07:23:00 AM BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Gymnasium of the local in the Ptolemaic era
130s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexandria became the capital
320s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy IX driven out by his mother
107 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra II was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
51 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra established a Caesareum temple dedicated to the worship Julius Caesar
010s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Perdiccas appointed Ptolemy](/assets/placeholder.png)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Perdiccas appointed Ptolemy
323 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Antiochus IV Epiphanes invaded Egypt
170 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Hugronaphor proclaimed himself Pharoah
205 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Wind turbine-The first recording of wind machine
1st Century - Alexandria, Roman Egypt (Present Day Egypt)
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra and Caesarion left Alexandria
45 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy V Epiphanes Eucharistos was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt
204 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy III had introduced an important innovation
238 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
246 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Roman interventionism in Egypt
81 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Muhammad Ali of Egypt-Death
Thursday Aug 2, 1849 - Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Cleopatra seemed to have attempted a short-lived alliance with Ptolemy XIV
50 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Auletes was driven out by the Alexandrian mob
58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Cleopatra-Sosigenes of Alexandria
Sunday Jan 1, 45 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexander the Great invaded Egypt
332 BC - Egypt
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Cleopatra-Antony did not begin fell in love with Cleopatra until 41 BC
41 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra III was a queen of Egypt
142 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy retook Cyprus
295 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy XV Caesar was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt
44 BC - Alexandria, Egypt