Pothinus
Sign in to savePothinus or Potheinos (; early 1st century BC – 48 or 47 BC), a eunuch, was regent for Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator of the Ptolemaic Kingdom. He is most remembered for turning Ptolemy against his sister and co-ruler Cleopatra, thus starting a civil war, and for having Pompey decapitated and presenting the severed head to Julius Caesar according to some sources.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pothinus is referenced by 136 other articles, and connects out to Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Ptolemy XII Auletes and Caesar's Civil War.
Vinony files it under 1st-century BC births, 1st-century BC executions and 40s BC deaths.
Its subject is documented across 23 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Person.name
- Pothinus
- Person.birth_date
- 90 BC
- Person.death_date
- 48 or 47 BC (aged 43)
- Person.death_place
- Alexandria, Egypt
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Noble title
- pharaoh
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 0048-01-01
- cause of death
- decapitation
- subject has role
- eunuch
- date of birth
- 0001-01-01
- name in native language
- Ποθεινός
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