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Ptolemy XI Alexander II
Numbering the Ptolemies is a modern invention; the clear). However, nineteen days after the marriage, Ptole-
Greeks distinguished them by nickname. The number my murdered his bride for unknown reasons, an unwise
given here is the present consensus, but there has been move since Berenice was very popular; Ptolemy was im-
some disagreement in the nineteenth century about mediately lynched by the citizens of Alexandria.
which of the later Ptolemies should be counted as He was succeeded by his cousin Ptolemy XII.
reigning. Older sources may give a number one higher or
lower, but the same epithet.
References
Ptolemy XI Alexander II (Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptole- • Peter Green, Alexander to Actium (University of
maĩos Aléxandros) was a member of the Ptolemaic dy- California Press, 1990), pp. 553-554 ISBN
nasty who ruled Egypt for a few days in 80 BC. 0-520-05611-6
Ptolemy XI was born to Ptolemy X Alexander I and
either Cleopatra Selene or Berenice III. His uncle Ptole-
my IX Lathryos died in 81 BC or 80 BC, leaving no legit- External links
imate heir, and so Cleopatra Berenice (= Berenice III) • Ptolemy XI Alexander II entry in historical
ruled alone for a time. However, Rome’s Sulla wanted a sourcebook by Mahlon H. Smith
pro-Roman ruler on the throne, and sent the young son
Preceded by: Ptolemaic King of Succeeded by:
of Ptolemy X to Egypt, displaying Ptolemy Alexander’s
Berenice III Egypt Ptolemy XII
will in Rome as justification for this obvious intervention.
with Berenice III
The will also required Ptolemy XI to marry Cleopatra
Berenice, who was his stepmother and half-sister (or pos-
sibly his natural mother - the ancient sources are un-
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