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Ptolemy VI was a male sovereign and pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty during the Hellenistic period. Born in either 184 BCE or 186 BCE, he was the son of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I Syra. He succeeded his father as pharaoh and spoke Ancient Greek. His siblings included Cleopatra II of Egypt and Ptolemy VIII Physcon.
Ptolemy VI was married to both Cleopatra II of Egypt and Cleopatra III of Egypt. He had four children: Cleopatra III of Egypt, Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator, and Cleopatra Thea. He died in Syria in 145 BCE.
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Key facts
- Reign
- 180 – 164 BC, 163 – 145 BC
- Coregency
- Cleopatra II (170-145 BC) Ptolemy VIII (170-164 BC)
- Predecessor
- Ptolemy V
- Successor
- Ptolemy VIII , Cleopatra II
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Syria
- Spouse
- Cleopatra III of Egypt
- Child
- Cleopatra Thea
- Father
- Ptolemy V Epiphanes
- Mother
- Cleopatra I Syra
- Sibling
- Ptolemy VIII Physcon
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- PtolemyVIPhilometor.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ptolemy VI
- date of death
- 0145-07-01
- date of birth
- 0186-10-01
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- name in hiero markup
- Aa15:Aa11:t*H8-s-xa:a:n-sw-w-t:f:Z1:f
- replaces
- Ptolemy V Epiphanes
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Nebty name
Golden Horus
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