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Ptolemy Philadelphus
king of Syria and Asia Minor
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- Born:
- 36 bc
- Died:
- after 30 bc
- Notable Family Members:
- father Mark Antony
- mother Cleopatra
Ptolemy Philadelphus (born 36 bc—died after 30 bc) son of Mark Antony, the Roman triumvir of the East, and Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt; in 30 bc he was exiled to Rome and later died there in obscurity.
During his father’s triumph at Alexandria in 34 young Ptolemy was proclaimed king of Syria and Asia Minor. When Octavian, later the Roman emperor Augustus, captured Alexandria in 30, the young boy fell into his hands. Octavia, Antony’s Roman wife and Octavian’s sister, adopted the child and took him to Rome. Nothing is known of his subsequent life.
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