Ptolemy XIV of Egypt

Ptolemy XIV (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaĩos, who lived 60 BC/59 BC–44 BC and reigned 47 BC–44 BC), was a son of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.

Ptolemy XIV
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign	47 - 44 BC
Predecessor	Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Successor	Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV Caesarion
Born	60/59 BC
Died	26 July 44 BC
Spouse	Cleopatra VII (sister)
Greek	Πτολεμαίος ΙΔ΄
House	Ptolemaic dynasty
Father	Ptolemy XII Auletes

Biography

Following the death of his older brother Ptolemy XIII of Egypt on January 13, 47 BC, and according to his will, he was proclaimed Pharaoh and co-ruler by their older sister and remaining Pharaoh, Cleopatra VII of Egypt.[1][2] He was about 12 years old when he acceded to the throne.[3] He and his older sister, Cleopatra, were married, but Cleopatra continued to act as lover of Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Ptolemy is considered to have reigned in name only, as a concession to Egyptian tradition, with Cleopatra keeping actual authority.[4]

On March 15 , 44 BC Caesar was murdered in Rome by a group of conspirators whose most notable members were Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus. Ptolemy soon followed him in death. An inscription mentioning him as alive was dated at July 26, 44 BC.[5] It has been assumed but remains uncertain that Cleopatra poisoned her co-ruler, with aconite, to replace him with his nephew Ptolemy XV Caesarion, her son by Caesar who was proclaimed co-ruler on September 2, 44 BC and whom his mother intended to support as successor of his father.[6][7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ptolemy XIV of Egypt

16. Ptolemy V Epiphanes 8. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 17. Cleopatra I of Egypt 4. Ptolemy IX Lathyros 18. Ptolemy VI Philometor (brother of no. 8) 9. Cleopatra III of Egypt 19. Cleopatra II of Egypt (sister of no. 8) 2. Ptolemy XII Auletes 20. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (=16) 10. Ptolemy VIII Physcon (=8) 21. Cleopatra I of Egypt (=17) 5. Cleopatra IV of Egypt 22. Ptolemy VI Philometor (=18) 11. Cleopatra III of Egypt (=9) 23. Cleopatra II of Egypt (=19) 1. Ptolemy XIV 24. Ptolemy V Epiphanes (=16) 12. Ptolemy VIII Physcon (=8) 25. Cleopatra I of Egypt (=17) 6. Ptolemy X Alexander I 26. Ptolemy VI Philometor (=18) 13. Cleopatra III of Egypt (=9) 27. Cleopatra II of Egypt (=19) 3. Cleopatra V Tryphaena 28. Ptolemy VIII Physcon (=8) 14. Ptolemy IX Lathyros (=4) 29. Cleopatra III of Egypt (=9) 7. Berenice III 30. Ptolemy VIII Physcon (=8) 15. Cleopatra Selene I 31. Cleopatra III of Egypt (=9)

References

1. Mahaffy, John Pentland (2014) [1895]. The Empire of the Ptolemies. Cambridge Library Collection. Cambridge, England and New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. xxiv. ISBN 9781108078658.
2. Southern, Patricia (2012) [2010]. Antony & Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome & Egypt. Stroud, England: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445608877.
3. Blackaby, Susan (2009). Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen. Sterling Biographies. New York and London: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 27. ISBN 9781402765407.
4. Holbl, Gunther; Hölbl, Günther (2003) [2001]. A History of the Ptolemaic Empire. Translated by Saavedra, Tina. London and New York: Routledge. p. 237. ISBN 9780415201452.
5. Burstein, Stanley Mayer (2007). The Reign of Cleopatra. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. xiii. ISBN 9780806138718.
6. Bevan, Edwyn (2014) [1927]. A History of Egypt under the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Routledge Revivals. New York and London: Routledge. p. 369. ISBN 9781317682257.
7. Rice, E. E. (2006). Wilson, Nigel Guy (ed.). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. New York and London: Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9780415973342.

External links

• Ptolemy XIV Theos Philopator II entry in historical sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith

Ptolemy XIV of Egypt Ptolemaic dynasty Born: ca. 60 BC Died: 44 BC
Preceded by Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII	Pharaoh of Egypt 47–44 BC with Cleopatra VII	Succeeded by Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XV Caesarion