Ptolemaic dynasty
305 BC to 30 BC · Macedonian and Ptolemaic Period · capital Alexandria
The Ptolemaic dynasty falls in the Macedonian and Ptolemaic Period. Greek-speaking kings rule from Alexandria until Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest.
29 rulers are recorded for this dynasty. Ptolemy I through XVI, Cleopatra I-VII, Berenice IV; include Caesarion (Ptolemy XV); omit Arsinoe IV Dates are conventional and approximate; the dating grade shows how far each can be trusted.
Rulers
- Pl. 196Ptolemy I Soter 305 BC to 282 BC, grade A
- Pl. 197Ptolemy II Philadelphus 284 BC to 246 BC, grade A
- Pl. 198Arsinoe II 277 BC to 270 BC, grade A
- Pl. 199Ptolemy III Euergetes 246 BC to 222 BC, grade A
- Pl. 200Berenice II 246 BC to 221 BC, grade A
- Pl. 201Ptolemy IV Philopator 222 BC to 204 BC, grade A
- Pl. 202Arsinoe III 220 BC to 204 BC, grade A
- Pl. 203Ptolemy V Epiphanes 204 BC to 180 BC, grade A
- Pl. 204Cleopatra I 180 BC to 176 BC, grade A
- Pl. 205Ptolemy VI Philometor 180 BC to 145 BC, grade A
- Pl. 206Cleopatra II 175 BC to 116 BC, grade A
- Pl. 207Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator 145 BC to 145 BC, grade A
- Pl. 208Ptolemy VIII Physcon 170 BC to 116 BC, grade A
- Pl. 209Cleopatra III 142 BC to 101 BC, grade A
- Pl. 210Ptolemy IX Lathyros 116 BC to 81 BC, grade A
- Pl. 211Cleopatra IV 116 BC to 115 BC, grade A
- Pl. 212Ptolemy X Alexander I 110 BC to 88 BC, grade A
- Pl. 213Cleopatra Selene I 115 BC to 102 BC, grade A
- Pl. 214Berenice III 81 BC to 80 BC, grade A
- Pl. 215Ptolemy XI Alexander II 80 BC to 80 BC, grade A
- Pl. 216Ptolemy XII Auletes 80 BC to 51 BC, grade A
- Pl. 217Cleopatra V 79 BC to 57 BC, grade A
- Pl. 218Cleopatra VI 58 BC to 57 BC, grade A
- Pl. 219Berenice IV 58 BC to 55 BC, grade A
- Pl. 220Cleopatra VII 51 BC to 30 BC, grade A
- Pl. 221Ptolemy XIII 51 BC to 47 BC, grade A
- Pl. 222Ptolemy XIV 47 BC to 44 BC, grade A
- Pl. 223Caesarion (Ptolemy XV) 44 BC to 30 BC, grade A
- Pl. 224Ptolemy XVI Philadelphus 36 BC to 30 BC, grade A