Ptolemy VIII Physcon (Person, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/id/ptolemy_viii

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Ptolemy VIII Physcon (en), Ptolémée VIII (fr), Ptolemaios VIII. (de), Πτολεμαίος Η' Φύσκων (el), Ptolomeo VIII (es), Tolomeo VIII (it)Additional labels
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Ptolemy VIII (en)

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Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II ("Ptolemy the Benefactor"; c. 182 BC – June 26, 116 BC), nicknamed Physcon ("the Fat"), was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt, ruling from 169 to 164 B.C. with siblings Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II and a second time from 144 to 132/1 and again from 126 to 116.

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182 BCE
Death
116 BCE

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