Ptolemy of Cyprus

Reign: 80–58 BC
Dynasty: Ptolemies
Period: Greco-Roman Period, 332 BC to 4th century AD
Capital at the time: Alexandria

Ptolemy of Cyprus is listed in the king list under ‘Ptolemies’ and so belongs to this period: Greco-Roman Period (332 BC to 4th century AD). This ruler was a rival pharaoh, claiming the throne at the same time as another ruler. Reign: 80–58 BC.

What is known about Ptolemy of Cyprus

Under him and his brother Ptolemy XII the kingdom was divided. Committed suicide after the conquest of Cyprus by the Romans.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.

The period: Greco-Roman Period

Macedonian kings and later Roman emperors rule Egypt as pharaohs. Greek and Egyptian culture merge, and the ancient temples are enlarged more magnificently than ever before.

c. 280 BCPtolemy II has the lighthouse built on the island of Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
237 BCConstruction begins on the Temple of Horus at Edfu, today the best-preserved temple in Egypt.
196 BCRosetta Stone: a priestly decree for Ptolemy V in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek.
30 BCDeath of Cleopatra VII; Egypt becomes a Roman province and the granary of Rome.

More about this period: Greco-Roman Period

Ptolemy of Cyprus

What is known about Ptolemy of Cyprus

The period: Greco-Roman Period

Ptolemies: all rulers

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