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Cleopatra II
- Reign
- 170–164 BC (co-regent) 131–128 BC 116/115 BC
- Dynasty
- Ptolemies
- Period
- Greco-Roman Period, 332 BC to 4th century AD
- Capital at the time
- Alexandria
Cleopatra II is listed in the king list under ‘Ptolemies’ and so belongs to this period: Greco-Roman Period (332 BC to 4th century AD). Reign: 170–164 BC (co-regent) 131–128 BC 116/115 BC.
What is known about Cleopatra II
Married both her brothers, Ptolemy VI and Ptolemy VIII. After the latter had taken her daughter as his wife, civil war broke out.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Greco-Roman Period
Macedonian kings and later Roman emperors rule Egypt as pharaohs. Greek and Egyptian culture merge, and the ancient temples are enlarged more magnificently than ever before.
- 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.
- 196 BCRosetta Stone: a priestly decree for Ptolemy V in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek.
- 30 BCDeath of Cleopatra VII; Egypt becomes a Roman province and the granary of Rome.
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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