Ptolemy was born about 0209 B.C., the son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoë III Philopator. The place is not known.
He died in 0181 B.C.. The place is not known.
His wife was Cleopatra I Syra, who he married in 0193/92 B.C.. The place has not been found. Their three known children were Ptolemy VI Philometor (c0186BC-c0145BC), Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (c0182BC-0116BC) and Cleopatra II (0181BC-0116BC).
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes |
Ptolemy IV Philopator |
deified Ptolemy II Philadelphos |
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Arsinoë I |
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Berenice II |
Magas |
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Apama |
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Arsinoë III Philopator |
deified Ptolemy II Philadelphos |
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Arsinoë I |
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Berenice II |
Magas |
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Apama |
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 0209 B.C. |
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| Death | 0181 B.C. |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 0204 B.C. TO 0181 B.C. | king of Egypt |
Note 1
Ptolemy Epiphanes was only a small boy when his father, Ptolemy Philopator, died. The two leading favorites of Philopator, Agathocles and Sosibius, fearing that Arsinoe would secure the regency had her murdered before she heard of her husband's death, which secured the regency for themselves. In 202 BCE however Tlepolemus, the general in charge of Pelusium, put himself at the head of a revolt. Once Epiphanes was in the hands of Tlepolemus he was persuaded to give a sign that the killers of his mother should be killed. According to Bevan the child king's consent was given more from fear than anything else and Agathocles along with several of his supporters being killed by the Alexandrian mob.