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Name: Kingdom of Cyprus (Ptolemaic)

Type: Polity

Start: 79 BC

End: 58 BC

Nation: cyprus

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In 80 BC the Ptolemaic Kingdom was divided among the sons of Ptolemy IX. Ptolemy XII Auletes became King of Egypt whereas his younger brother Ptolemy of Cyprus became King of Cyprus. Its reign ended when the Romans conquered Cyprus. The Kingdom was the first time Cyprus had an independent Kingdom able to control the whole island.

Establishment

  • January 79 BC: Ptolemy of Cyprus was the king of Cyprus c. 80-58 BC. He was the younger brother of Ptolemy XII Auletes, king of Egypt, and, like him, an illegitimate son of Ptolemy IX Lathyros, he was also the uncle of Cleopatra VII. He appears to have been acknowledged king of Cyprus at the same time that his brother Auletes obtained the possession of the throne of Egypt, 80 BC.

    • Chronology

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    1. Establishment of a separate Ptolemaic Kingdom in Cyprus

    Ptolemy of Cyprus was the king of Cyprus c. 80-58 BC. He was the younger brother of Ptolemy XII Auletes, King of Egypt.

    2. Roman acquisition of Cyprus

    Roman conquest of Cyprus.

  • January 57 BC: Ptolemy of Cyprus neglected the precaution of obtaining confirmation of his sovereignty at Rome, and made the additional error of offending Publius Clodius Pulcher, by failing to ransom him when he had fallen into the hands of Cilician pirates. When Clodius became tribune (58 BC), he enacted a law to deprive Ptolemy of his kingdom, and reduce Cyprus to a Roman province.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 57 BC: Ptolemy of Cyprus neglected the precaution of obtaining confirmation of his sovereignty at Rome, and made the additional error of offending Publius Clodius Pulcher, by failing to ransom him when he had fallen into the hands of Cilician pirates. When Clodius became tribune (58 BC), he enacted a law to deprive Ptolemy of his kingdom, and reduce Cyprus to a Roman province.

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