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Cleopatra
Berenice III (c.120-80): queen of the Ptolemaic
Empire.
Relatives:
Main deeds:
- c.120:
Born
- 28
June 116: Death of Ptolemy
VIII Physcon, who is succeeded by Cleopatra
III. She wants to rule with Ptolemy
X Alexander, but the Alexandrines
force her to accept Ptolemy
IX Soter as co-ruler. Ptolemy X is briefly made general of
Cyprus.
- 114:
Ptolemy X starts to call himself king
- October
107: Ptolemy IX is forced to flee to Cyprus; Ptolemy X Alexander
finally becomes co-ruler
- c.105:
Birth of Ptolemy
XI Alexander, son of Ptolemy X and an unknown lady
- Ptolemy
X Alexander marries Cleopatra Berenice III; they have a daughter
- 20
February 102: Cleopatra III defeats Ptolemy IX Soter near Pelusium
- 26
October
101: Ptolemy X Alexander orders the killing of Cleopatra III; Ptolemy X
Alexander and Cleopatra Berenice III are now sole rulers
- 100:
Cleopatra Berenice III adopts Ptolemy XI Alexander; the boy is and
stays in Greece
- 88:
The
Alexandrines expell their king, perhaps because his ties with the Jews
were considered to be too close; Ptolemy IX Soter becomes king and
defeats Ptolemy X Alexander (October 88)
- Ptolemy
IX marries Cleopatra Berenice III, his daughter, because as wife of
Ptolemy X she can offer some legitimation
- December
(?) 88: On Cyprus, Ptolemy X Alexander fights against general Chaereas,
is defeated and killed
- December
81: Death of Ptolemy IX; Cleopatra Berenice III is briefly
monarch.
- Sulla
appoints Ptolemy XI Alexander as king of Egypt.
- 80:
Ptolemy
XI Alexander marries Cleopatra Berenice III. After
eighteen days, he kills her, and is immediately lynched by the
Alexandrine mob.
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