Arsinoe IV

Arsinoe IV (after 69-41): princess in the Ptolemaic Empire.

Relatives:

Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes

Main deeds:

After 69: Born
48: Together with her brother Ptolemy XIV, Arsinoe is made queen of Cyprus by Julius Caesar
She flees from Alexandria and is presented by Achillas as queen and alternative for Caesar's favorite, Cleopatra VII
Caesar wins the civil war
46: She is carried through the streets of Rome in Caesar's triumph
Exiled to Ephesus
41: Cleopatra demands the execution of her sister; Marc Antony agrees. Arsinoe is killed in the temple of Artemis

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