Father Ptolemy VIII Physcon Died 88 BC, Cyprus Mother Cleopatra III of Egypt Children Ptolemy XI Alexander II | Name Ptolemy Alexander Siblings Ptolemy IX Lathyros Role King | |
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Reign c. 110 BC with mother Cleopatra III (First Reign)
c. 107 BC with mother Cleopatra III & niece / step-daughter / wife Berenice III (Second Reign) (Ptolemaic) Predecessor brother Ptolemy IX Lathyros (First Reign & Second Reign) Successor brother Ptolemy IX Lathyros (First Reign)
son Ptolemy XI Alexander II (Second Reign) Spouse Berenice III of Egypt (m. 101 BC), Cleopatra Selene I Parents Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Cleopatra III of Egypt Grandparents Cleopatra I Syra, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Ptolemy VI Philometor Cousins Cleopatra III of Egypt, Cleopatra Thea, Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator, Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy (D) | ||
Ptolemy X Alexander I (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀλέξανδρος, Ptolemaĩos Aléxandros) was King of Egypt from 110 BC to 109 BC and 107 BC till 88 BC.
Life
He was the son of Ptolemy VIII Physcon and Cleopatra III. In 110 BC he became King with his mother as co-regent, after his mother had deposed his brother Ptolemy IX Lathyros. However, in 109 BC he was deposed by Ptolemy IX. In 107 BC he became King again, and again with his mother as co-regent. In 101 BC he had his mother killed, and ruled either alone or with his niece/wife, Berenice III. Ptolemy X was exiled around 88 BC when his people and army turned against him and he fled to Syria, and upon his return with a new army became infamous for melting down and looting the golden sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, in order to pay the mercenaries which brought him back on the throne, and replacing the former sarcophagus with one made of glass . The citizens of Alexandria were so outraged at this act, that he was subsequently exiled again almost immediately and that all records attributed to Ptolemy X would try to be erased. He would later be killed on his way to Cyprus . When he died, Ptolemy IX regained the throne. When Ptolemy IX died, Ptolemy X's wife Berenice III took over the throne for six months.