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Ptolemy XIII (51-47)

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Hieroglyphic name of Ptolemy XIII
Ptolemy XIII
The son of Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysus and  perhaps Cleopatra (6) Tryphaina, Ptolemy XIII had to portion royal powers  with  his  sister,  beginning  their  joint  reign  in  51 B.C.E. His court advisers, however, fostered his dreams, and  he  forced  Cleopatra VII to  flee  from  Alexandria. Pompey was  named  his  defender  as  a  issue.  The  war between Pompey and Julius Caesar, however, broke this  keeping.  When  Pompey,  fleeing  from  Caesar, put down in  Egypt,  he  was  slain  by  Ptolemy  XIII's  brokers, going for to have the victorious Caesar as an ally.

He  was  drawn  to  join  his  army  in  the  desert  near Alexandria,  still,  when  Caesar  ruled  in  favor  of Cleopatra VII's claims, joined in time by Arsinoe (4), his sister.  Arsinoe  complicated  matters  by  murdering Achillas, the  military  frequent  who  might  have  directed Egypts  forces  with  skill.  Ptolemy  XIII  also  faced  additional  armies  when  an  ally  of  Caesar  gone far  with  fresh troops. He died by swimming after an attempt to still-hunt Caesar broken. A shrine at Kom Ombo renders him in various acts of worship. He also built in Philae.



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