Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Πτολεμαίος ΙΓ΄ Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ
	An engraving by Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, published c. 1736, based on a 1st-century BC medallion.
Pharaoh
	King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Reign	51–47 BC with Cleopatra VII and Arsinoe IV
Predecessor	Ptolemy XII Auletes
Successor	Ptolemy XIV Philopator
	Royal titulary
Consort	Cleopatra VII
Father	Ptolemy XII Auletes
Born	c. 62 BC
Died	prob. 13 January 47 BC (aged 14); Nile river
Dynasty	Ptolemaic

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator^[1] (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos; c. 62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC). He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra's exit from Egypt caused a civil war to break out between the pharaohs. Ptolemy later ruled jointly with his other sister, Arsinoe IV.

^ Numbering the Ptolemies is a modern convention. Older sources may give a number one higher or lower. The most reliable way of determining which Ptolemy is being referred to in any given case is by epithet (e.g. "Philopator"). His name means "Ptolemy, God Beloved of his Father".

[1] Numbering the Ptolemies is a modern convention. Older sources may give a number one higher or lower. The most reliable way of determining which Ptolemy is being referred to in any given case is by epithet (e.g. "Philopator"). His name means "Ptolemy, God Beloved of his Father".

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