Ptolemy Apion
Ptolemy Apion | |
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Portrait of Ptolemy Apion from Herculaneum, presently located at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. | |
King of Cyrene | |
Born | 150-145 BC Cyrene (?) |
Died | 96 BC |
Greek | Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων |
House | Ptolemaic dynasty |
Father | Ptolemy VIII Physcon |
Mother | Eirene of Cyrene |
Ptolemy Apion or simply known as Apion (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων; between 150 BC and 145 BC – 96 BC) was the last Greek King of Cyrenaica who separated it from the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, and in his last will bequeathed his country to Rome.[1] He was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Biography
Apion was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon, king of Egypt (170-165, 145-132, and 127-116) and king of Cyrene and Cyprus (163-116 BC), by a concubine. Apion's mother is often identified with Eirene, who was his mistress around 147 BC,[2] but there is no evidence for this.[3]
Ptolemy Apion was apparently given Cyrene as a separate kingdom ca. 105-101 BC.[3] Nothing is recorded of Ptolemy's reign of Cyrenaica. Some scholars have doubted that he ever actually reigned.[4] Ptolemy died in 96 BC without heirs. In Ptolemy's will, he left Cyrenaica and his ancestral royal estates to the rule of the Roman Republic.[3]
References
- ^ "Ptolemy Apion | Ruler of Cyrenaica". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ "Ptolemy VIII Physcon - Livius". Livius.org. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- ^ a b c Bennett, Christopher. "Ptolemy Apion". Egyptian Royal Genealogy. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ *Rosamilia, Emilio (2023). La città del silfio. Istituzioni, culti ed economia di Cirene classica ed ellenistica attraverso le fonti epigrafiche (in Italian). Pisa: Scuola Normale Superiore. p. 30. ISBN 9788876427367.
- Tacitus, Annals xiv. 14–65)
- "Ptolemy VIII Physcon - Livius". Livius.org. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
External links
- Media related to Ptolemy Apion at Wikimedia Commons
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