Ptolemy VIII Physcon

Ptolemy VIII Physcon

Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Εὐεργέτης Τρύφων, Ptolemaĩos Euergétēs Tryphōn, "Ptolemy the Benefactor, the Opulent"; c. 184 BC – 28 June 116 BC), nicknamed Physcon (Φύσκων, Physkōn, "Fatty"), was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. He was the younger son of King Ptolemy V and Queen Cleopatra I. His reign was characterised by fierce political and military conflict with his older siblings, Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II. Ptolemy VIII was originally made co-ruler with his siblings in the run-up to the Sixth Syrian War, in 170 BC. In the course of that war, Ptolemy VI was captured and Ptolemy VIII arguably became sole king of Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy VIII Physcon has received more than 394,313 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ptolemy VIII Physcon is the 1,576th most popular politician (up from 3,106th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Egypt (up from 157th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Egyptian Politician.

Ptolemy VIII Physcon is most famous for being the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He is also known for his cruelty and his incestuous marriage to his sister Cleopatra III.