Ptolemaic dynasty

Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great's generals, established himself in Egypt as pharaoh after the death of Alexander, and his family ruled Egypt from 323 BC until the Roman conquest in 31 BC.

All the male rulers of the dynasty took the name "Ptolemy". The most famous member of the line was the last Ptolemaic pharaoh, Cleopatra VII.

Ptolemaic rulers and consorts

• Ptolemy I of Egypt Soter and Euridice I, then Berenice I of Egypt)
• Ptolemy II of Egypt Philadelphos and Arsinoe II of Egypt Philadelphos (also Arsinoe I)
• Ptolemy III of Egypt Euergetes I and Berenice II of Egypt
• Ptolemy IV of Egypt Philopater and Arsinoe III of Egypt
• Ptolemy V of Egypt Epiphanes and Cleopatra I of Egypt
• Ptolemy VI of Egypt Philometor and Cleopatra II of Egypt
  • note Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (Physcon) was also coregent during this time.
• Ptolemy VII of Egypt Neos Philopater
• Ptolemy VIII of Egypt and Cleopatra III of Egypt Euergetes (Kokke)
• Ptolemy IX of Egypt Philometor Soter II (Lathyros) and Cleopatra IV of Egypt (also Cleopatra Selene)
• Ptolemy X of Egypt Alexander I and Cleopatra V of Egypt Berenice III
• Ptolemy XI of Egypt Alexander II and Cleopatra V of Egypt Berenice III
• Ptolemy XII of Egypt Neos Dionysos (Auletes) and Cleopatra VI of Egypt Tryphaena
• Ptolemy XIII of Egypt and Cleopatra VII of Egypt
• Ptolemy XIV of Egypt

• Ptolemaic Empire
• History of Egypt
• Hellenistic civilization

• History of the Ptolemies
• Ptolemaic genealogy