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Cleopatra II (c. 185 BC - 116) was a queen of Egypt, and the daughter of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I.Following the death of their mother ( 175), she was married to her brother, Ptolemy VI. They and their brother, Ptolemy VIII, were co-rulers of Egypt from 171 BC to 164.
In 170, Antiochus IV of Syria invaded Egypt, resulting in a war which Egypt eventually won with Rome's help in 168.
She became regent for her son Ptolemy VII on her husband's death in 145Centuries: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 144 BC 143 BC 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC Events In the Battl, and married her other brother, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II the next year, whereupon Ptolemy Euergetes slew his nephew/stepson and made himself king. In 142Centuries: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 147 BC 146 BC 145 BC 144 BC 143 BC 142 BC 141 BC 140 BC 139 BC 138 BC 137 BC Events Diodotus Try he took her younger daughter, his niece, Cleopatra III , as wife without divorcing his sister and made his new wife joint ruler.
Cleopatra II led a rebellion against Ptolemy in 132Centuries: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC Years: 137 BC 136 BC 135 BC 134 BC 133 BC 132 BC 131 BC 130 BC 129 BC 128 BC 127 BC Events The First Ser and she remained hostile to him until a public reconciliation was declared in 124Centuries: 3rd century BC 2nd century BC 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC Years: 129 BC 128 BC 127 BC 126 BC 125 BC 124 BC 123 BC 122 BC 121 BC 120 BC 119 BC Events Mithridates II. She had promised the throne of Egypt to her son-in-law, Demetrius II of SyriaDemetrius II (d. 125 BC), surnamed Nicator son of Demetrius I, fled to Crete after the death of his father, when Alexander Balas usurped the Seleucid throne. About 147 BC he returned to Syria, and with the help of Ptolemy VI Philometor, king of Egypt, reg, but in 125 BC Ptolemy had him assassinated. After this she ruled jointly with her brother and daughter until 116 when Ptolemy died, leaving the kingdom to Cleopatra III. She herself died shortly after.
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