Egypt’s Ptolemaic rulers had a complicated family tree. King Ptolemy XII Auletes counted among his children at least three queens and two kings. How did one family produce so many rulers?

Who was Cleopatra? Born to Egyptian king Ptolemy XII Auletes and an unknown mother in 69 B.C., Cleopatra was a member of an ancient Greek dynasty that had taken over Egypt in 305 B.C. (Should ...

The Ptolemy's bloody history Arsinoe IV was Cleopatra's younger half-sister or sister, both of them fathered by Ptolemy XII Auletes, though whether they shared a mother is not clear.

The Temple of Edfu was built during the Ptolemaic period, with its construction starting on August 23, 237 BC, under the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (the year after the promulgation of the Decree ...

Born in the earlier part of 69 BC to Ptolemaic pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes and an unknown mother, Cleopatra’s ancestry is disputed to be Greek, Persian and Ptolemaic – Ptolemies were not ...

She was Cleopatra's younger sister or half-sister. It is believed both were fathered by Ptolemy XII Auletes, but whether they shared a mother is unclear.

Born in the earlier part of 69 BC to Ptolemaic pharaoh Ptolemy XII Auletes and an unknown mother, Cleopatra’s ancestry is disputed to be Greek, Persian and Ptolemaic – Ptolemies were not ...