Alexander Helios
Sign in to saveson of Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra VII
Key facts
- Reign
- 34–30 BC
- Coronation
- 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria
- Predecessor
- Artavasdes II
- Successor
- Artaxias II
- Born
- 40 BC (presumed, exact date unknown), Alexandria , Egypt
- Died
- possibly between 29 and 25 BC
- Dynasty
- Ptolemaic
- Father
- Mark Antony
- Mother
- Cleopatra VII Philopator
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Rome
- Father
- Mark Antony
- Mother
- Cleopatra
- Sibling
- Antonia Major
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Family
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Image
- Bronze statuette of a boy in Eastern dress MET DT7206.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0040-12-25
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- Alexander Helios
- unmarried partner
- Iotapa
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Helios (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Ἥλιος; late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Alexander's fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene II. Cleopatra named her son after Alexander the Great. His second name in Ancient Greek means "Sun"; this was the counterpart of his twin sister's second name Selene (Σελήνη), meaning "Moon".
Life
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