POLITICIAN
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
142 BC - 80 BC
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
Ptolemy IX Soter II (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, Ptolemaĩos Sōtḗr 'Ptolemy the Saviour'), commonly nicknamed Lathyros (Λάθυρος, Láthuros 'chickpea'), was twice King of Ptolemaic Egypt. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III. He reigned as Ptolemy Philometor Soter in joint rule with his grandmother Cleopatra II and mother Cleopatra III from 116 to 107 BC, and then again as Ptolemy Soter from 88 to 81 BC. Ptolemy IX became the heir apparent after the murder of his half-brother Ptolemy Memphites in 130 BC, during a civil war between Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II. On his father's death in 116 BC, he became co-regent with Cleopatra II (until 115 BC) and with Cleopatra III. He eventually quarrelled with his mother and in 107 BC, she deposed him and replaced him with his younger brother, Ptolemy X. However, Ptolemy IX succeeded in seizing control of Cyprus. From there he invaded Judaea, but was prevented by Ptolemy X from invading Egypt (103–102 BC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy IX Lathyros has received more than 173,687 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Ptolemy IX Lathyros is the 1,356th most popular politician (up from 1,621st in 2019).
Ptolemy IX Lathyros was most famous for being the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. He was the son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 142 BC, Ptolemy IX Lathyros ranks 1. Among people deceased in 80 BC, Ptolemy IX Lathyros ranks 1. After him are Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Berenice III of Egypt, and Sextus Julius Caesar.
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HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1
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HPI: 66.00
Rank: 2
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