Ptolemy XIV Philopator

Ptolemy XIV Philopator
Ptolemy XIV Philopator
Πτολεμαίος Φιλοπάτωρ
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Reign	47–44 BC, with Cleopatra VII (Ptolemaic dynasty)
Predecessor	Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Successor	Caesarion
	Royal titulary
Consort	Cleopatra VII
Father	Ptolemy XII Auletes
Born	c. 59 BC
Died	26 July 44 BC (aged possibly 15)

Ptolemy XIV Philopator was the pharaoh of Egypt, who ruled with his sister Cleopatra VII from 47 until his death in 44 BC.

Biography[change | change source]

When Ptolemy XIII died in 47 BC, his younger brother Ptolemy XIV became Pharaoh with the help of his older sister Cleopatra.^[1]^[2] Ptolemy XIV was around 12 years old when he became king.^[3] Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIV were married, but she was still the lover of Julius Caesar. Some people think that Cleopatra had power and Ptolemy XIV was just a puppet king because of Egyptian tradition.^[4]

After Julius Caesar was murdered in Rome in 44 BC, Ptolemy XIV died too.^[5] It's not clear if Cleopatra killed him, but some people think she did it with poison made from aconite because she wanted her son Caesarion, who was born from her relationship with Julius Caesar, to be the next king. Cleopatra made Caesarion her co-ruler on September 2, 44 BC.^[6]^[7]

Family tree[change | change source]

Family tree 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^[source?]

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[change | change source]

↑ 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.
↑ Southern, Patricia (2012) [2010]. Antony & Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome & Egypt. Stroud, England: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445608877.
↑ Blackaby, Susan (2009). Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen. Sterling Biographies. New York and London: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 27. ISBN 9781402765407.
↑ 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.
↑ Burstein, Stanley Mayer (2007). The Reign of Cleopatra. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. xiii. ISBN 9780806138718.
↑ Bevan, Edwyn (2014) [1927]. A History of Egypt under the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Routledge Revivals. New York and London: Routledge. p. 369. ISBN 9781317682257.
↑ Rice, E. E. (2006). Wilson, Nigel Guy (ed.). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. New York and London: Routledge. p. 172. ISBN 9780415973342.

Other websties[change | change source]

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

Ptolemy XIV Philopator Ptolemaic dynasty Born: c. 59 BC Died: 44 BC
Preceded by Ptolemy XIII Arsinoe IV	Pharaoh of Egypt 47–44 BC with Cleopatra VII	Succeeded by Cleopatra VII Caesarion

[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.

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