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Cleopatra III
- Reign
- 116–107 BC (co-regent) 107–101 BC
- Dynasty
- Ptolemies
- Period
- Greco-Roman Period, 332 BC to 4th century AD
- Capital at the time
- Alexandria
Cleopatra III is listed in the king list under ‘Ptolemies’ and so belongs to this period: Greco-Roman Period (332 BC to 4th century AD). Reign: 116–107 BC (co-regent) 107–101 BC.
What is known about Cleopatra III
Intervened in the Seleucid family feud. Murdered by her son Ptolemy X.
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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