Ptolemy V Epiphanes Egypt 
Ptolemy V Epiphanes was born in 0210 in Egypt. Ptolemy V Epiphanes' father was Ptolemy Philometor VI Egypt and his mother was Arsinoe III Egypt. His paternal grandparents were Ptolemy III Euergetes Egypt and Berenice II of Cyrene; his maternal grandparents were Ptolemy III Euergetes Egypt and Berenice II of Cyrene. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Euergetes II Ptolemy VIII of, Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III of. He died at the age of 30 in 0180 in Egypt.General Notes
Ptolemy V Epiphanes was the son of Ptolemy IV and Arsinoe II and the
fifth ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. Ptolemy V became king following his
father's death, when he was only five years old. The power of Egypt had
been left in the hands of corrupt ministers during his father's reign and
this would lead to some tragic consequences.
Following his father's death, Arsinoe III attempted to take power and
become the next regent. However, two most powerful ministers, Sosibius
and Agathocles, had ruled behind the throne for too long. Arsinoe fell
victim to their ambition and was murdered.
Ptolemy V thus matured at court as a puppet ruler passing control of the
state from one adviser to another. The Rosetta Stone gives the trilingual
inscription of the ceremonies attending the coronation of Ptolemy V
Epiphanes at Memphis in 197 BC.
Ptolemy V was married to Cleopatra I, the daughter of Antiochus III of
Syria in 193 BC when he was only 16 years old. Cleopatra I bore him two
sons, one of whom who become the next ruler - Ptolemy VI. He died at the
age of twenty-eight amid rumors that he had been poisoned. His wife
became regent for their young son Ptolemy VI who was also only 5 years
old at the time of his father's death.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.dd MMM 330 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 283 BC in Alexandria,Egypt
- b.<346> in <Greece>
- b.308 B.C in Isle of Cos,Egypt d.29 January 246 B.C in Egypt
- b.0330 in Greece
- b.dd MMM 340 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 285 BC in Egypt
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- b.0282 in Egypt d.0221
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- b.0242 in Macedonia
- b.0330 in Greece
- b.dd MMM 340 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 285 BC in Egypt
- b.<317> in <Greece>
- b.0247 in Egypt
- b.358 B.C in Syria d.280 B.C in Babylon (Iraq)
- b.0324 in <Susa> d.BC 2 Jun 261
- b.Abt 345 B.C in <Susa> d.Abt 280 B.C
- b.0284 in <Egypt>
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- b.<262> in Macedonia (Greece)
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- b.0210 in Egypt d.0180 in Egypt
- b.0330 in Greece
- b.dd MMM 330 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 283 BC in Alexandria,Egypt
- b.<346> in <Greece>
- b.308 B.C in Isle of Cos,Egypt d.29 January 246 B.C in Egypt
- b.0330 in Greece
- b.dd MMM 340 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 285 BC in Egypt
- b.<317> in <Greece>
- b.0282 in Egypt d.0221
- b.<272> d.0281
- b.0282 in <Egypt> d.0247
- b.~ 0397 d.0319
- b.<260>
- b.0247 in Egypt d.0204
- b.dd MMM 350 BC in Macedonia
- b.0242 in Macedonia
- b.0330 in Greece
- b.dd MMM 340 BC in Macedonia d.dd MMM 285 BC in Egypt
- b.<317> in <Greece>
- b.0247 in Egypt
- b.358 B.C in Syria d.280 B.C in Babylon (Iraq)
- b.0324 in <Susa> d.BC 2 Jun 261
- b.Abt 345 B.C in <Susa> d.Abt 280 B.C
- b.0284 in <Egypt>
- b.<410> d.0283
- b.<262> in Macedonia (Greece)
- b.<428> d.0287
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes and Cleopatra I were married in a religious ceremony in 0187 in <Egypt>. They had a son and a daughter, named Euergetes II Ptolemy VIII of and Cleopatra II Epiphanes.
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Children
Cleopatra II Epiphanes Egypt
Cleopatra II Epiphanes was born in 0175 in <Egypt>. She died at the age of 60 in 0115.
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