Ptolemy was born about 0240 B.C., the son of Ptolemy III Euergetes I and Berenice II. The place is not known.
He died in 0205 B.C.. The place is not known.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Arsinoë III Philopator, who he married in ABT 0220 B.C.. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (c0209BC-0181BC).
His second wife was Agathoclea. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.
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Ptolemy IV Philopator |
deified Ptolemy II Philadelphos |
Ptolemy I Soter |
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Arsinoë I |
Lysimachus |
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Berenice II |
Magas |
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Apama |
Antiochus I Soter |
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Stratonice I of Syria |
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| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Birth | ABT 0240 B.C. |
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| Death | 0205 B.C. |
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| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
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| Nobility Title | FROM 0221 B.C. TO 0205 B.C. | king of Egypt |
Note 1
Under the reign of Ptolemy IV, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. His reign was inaugurated by the murder of his mother, and he was always under the dominion of favourites, male and female, who indulged his vices and conducted the government as they pleased.