Berenice IV

Berenice IV (?) (Musei Capitolini, Rome; ©!!!). From S. Walker & P. Higgs, Cleopatra of Egypt (2001).

Berenice IV: queen of the Ptolemaic Empire, ruled from 58 to 55.

Relatives:

Father: Ptolemy XII Auletes
Mother: Cleopatra VI Tryphaena

Main deeds:

c.76: Born
58: Rome annexes Cyprus; riots in Alexandria; king Ptolemy XII Auletes is forced to flee (September); the new rulers of Egypt are queen-mother Cleopatra VI Tryphaena and Berenice IV
58/57: Philip II Philoromaeus, the dethroned last king of the Seleucid Empire, tries to obtain the Ptolemaic throne by marrying Berenice IV, but the Roman governor in Syria, Aulus Gabinius, prevents this.
Summer 57: Berenice becomes sole ruler
Summer 56: To improve her position, Berenice marries another Seleucid prince, Seleucus Cybiosactes, son of Antiochus X Eusebes and Cleopatra V Selene. He is assassinated. A new husband is found: Archelaus.
56/55: Aulus Gabinius agrees to support Ptolemy XII Auletes
March 55: Ptolemy XII returns to Alexandria
July 55: Berenice is killed

Succeeded by: Ptolemy XII Auletes

Information on the web: Ptolemaic Genealogy (Chris Bennett)

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