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Ankhwennefer
- Reign
- 200–186 BC
- Dynasty
- Ptolemies
- Period
- Greco-Roman Period, 332 BC to 4th century AD
- Capital at the time
- Alexandria
Ankhwennefer is listed in the king list under ‘Ptolemies’ and so belongs to this period: Greco-Roman Period (332 BC to 4th century AD). This ruler was a rival pharaoh, claiming the throne at the same time as another ruler. Reign: 200–186 BC.
What is known about Ankhwennefer
Successor (possibly even the son) of Horwennefer. Captured and executed after his defeat by Comanus.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- 196 BCRosetta Stone: a priestly decree for Ptolemy V in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek.
Other events of the period
- c. 280 BCPtolemy II has the lighthouse built on the island of Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- 237 BCConstruction begins on the Temple of Horus at Edfu, today the best-preserved temple in Egypt.
More about this period: Greco-Roman Period
Ptolemies: all rulers
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Magas
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Demetrius the Fair
- Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Ptolemy IV Philopator
- Horwennefer
- Ptolemy V Epiphanes
- Ankhwennefer
- Ptolemy VI Philometor
- Antiochus IV Epiphanes
- Ptolemy Eupator
- Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator
- Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II
- Cleopatra II
- Harsiesi
- Ptolemy IX Soter II
- Cleopatra III
- Ptolemy X Alexander I
- Ptolemy Apion
- Cleopatra Berenice III
- Ptolemy XI Alexander II
- Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos
- Ptolemy of Cyprus
- Berenice IV
- Cleopatra VI
- Archelaus
- Cleopatra VII
- Ptolemy XIII
- Arsinoe IV
- Ptolemy XIV
- Ptolemy XV Caesarion
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