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Hace 4 días · Cleopatra was the name of Alexander the Great 's sister Cleopatra of Macedonia, as well as the wife of Meleager in Greek mythology, Cleopatra Alcyone. [7] Through the marriage of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I Syra (a Seleucid princess ), the name entered the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Hace 5 días · PTOLEMAIC COINS. Interesting Facts. Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Silver tetradrachm, 13.73 g, 26.0 mm, struck year 12 of reign (41-40 BCE) in Alexandria.
Hace 3 días · Seleucus II was soon dramatically defeated in the Third Syrian War against Ptolemy III of Egypt and then had to fight a civil war against his own brother Antiochus Hierax. Taking advantage of this distraction, Bactria and Parthia seceded from the empire.
Hace 5 días · Ptolemy X melted down the golden coffin and replaced it with a crystal or glass one. Cleopatra VII took gold from the tomb to help finance her war against the Roman general Octavian, later the emperor Augustus.
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Hace 4 días · Ptolemy VII was murdered and succeeded by Ptolemy VIII Physcon, who immediately set about punishing all those who had supported his predecessor, forcing Aristarchus to flee Egypt and take refuge on the island of Cyprus, where he died shortly thereafter.
Hace 5 días · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Why was it difficult for people to accept a heliocentric concept of the solar system?, How did Kepler's discoveries contribute to astronomy?, Which idea did Ptolemy's model use to explain why the planets appeared to move backward as they moved in their orbits? and more.
