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Ptolemy VIII Physcon

182 BC - 116 BC

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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 Ptolemy VIII was originally made co-ruler with his siblings in the run-up to the Sixth Syrian War, in 170 BC.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. When the war ended and Ptolemy VI was restored to the throne in 168 BC, the two brothers continued to quarrel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ptolemy VIII Physcon is the 1,340th most popular politician (down from 1,034th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 65th in 2019) and the 30th 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.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy VIII Physcon ranks 1,340 out of 19,576. Before him are Carol I of Romania, Nuon Chea, Henry the Lion, Feodor III of Russia, Khamtai Siphandon, and Ion Iliescu. After him are Carol II of Romania, Alfonso V of Aragon, Theophilos, Valdemar II of Denmark, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, and Klement Gottwald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 182 BC, Ptolemy VIII Physcon ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 116 BC, Ptolemy VIII Physcon ranks 2. Before him is Cleopatra II of Egypt.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Physcon ranks 72 out of 642. Before him are Dorothy Hodgkin (1910), Saint Sarah (100), Sextus Empiricus (160), Tiye (-1398), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), and Mary of Egypt (344). After him are Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), Appian (95), Sayyid Qutb (1906), Saint Apollonia (110), Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), and Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Ptolemy VIII Physcon ranks 30. Before him are Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Cleopatra Selene II (-40), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), Shoshenq I (-1000), Wazner (-3500), and Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184). After him are Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), Cleopatra IV of Egypt (-138), Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Berenice III of Egypt (-120), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), and Ptolemy Keraunos (-318).

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