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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC
Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator[1] (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos; c.
62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (–30 BC). He was the son of Ptolemy XII and the brother of and co-ruler with Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra's exit from Egypt caused a civil war to break out between the pharaohs.
Ptolemy later ruled jointly with his other sister, Arsinoe IV.
Biography
Co-ruler of Egypt
Son of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ptolemy XII (r.
Cleopatra ac origins
80–58 BC and 55–51 BC), Ptolemy XIII succeeded his father as pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in the spring of 51 BC at the age of His father had stipulated that Ptolemy XIII would be married to his older sister Cleopatra (r.
51–30 BC), with the couple ruling as co-rulers. In October 50 BC, Ptolemy XIII was promoted to senior ruler along with her, although the eunuch Pothinus acte