Ptolemy Eupator

Ptolemy Eupator (Greek Πτολεμαιος Ευπατωρ; * 166, † probably shortly before 31 August 152 BC) was born into the dynasty of the Ptolemies, and was 152 BC for the few months until his early death co-regent with his father, Egyptian king Ptolemy VI. Philometor.

Life

Ptolemy Eupator, whose cult titles Eupator means " of a noble father descended " from its sister wife Cleopatra II may Ptolemy VI was the eldest son. ' He was born on October 15, 166 BC. His siblings were Ptolemy VII, Cleopatra Thea and Cleopatra III. He is attested as eponymous priest Alexander for the year 158/157 BC.

Concluded from the fact that Ptolemy Eupator is not mentioned in the dating formula of a February 3 152 BC originating papyrus, very well but in that of the closest in time following papyrus dated 5 April 152 BC, may be that he was raised between these two dates by his father as co-regent and given the cult title Eupator. Amazingly, gave Ptolemy VI. so that his eldest son, a cult title that only a King had so far from the opponent Seleucid dynasty, namely Antiochus V, out.

Because of three originating from Cyprus dedicatory inscriptions which asked " King Ptolemy Eupator God " mention, as well as a seemingly allusive to Ptolemy Eupators death epigram Walter Otto the theory that Ptolemy VI. his eldest son 152 BC when King sent to Cyprus. For Ptolemy Eupator gave up his title of a co-regent of Egypt and had died 150 BC. This theory has not gone unchallenged, and Christopher Bennett did not believe in a reign of Ptolemy Eupator in Cyprus. In contrast, the historian Werner Huss assumes that Ptolemy Eupator not only co-regent remained, but also as Ptolemaic viceroy went to Cyprus to bind the island more closely to Egypt; . because Ptolemy VIII, the younger brother of Ptolemy VI, had repeatedly - albeit unsuccessfully - tried to Cyprus to submit to his rule. A senior companion Eupators could have been its alleged educator Andromachus.

Because of papyrus dating, where Ptolemy Eupator disappear from the dating formulas and instead together with the deified Ptolemies called for his parents, the theoi Philometores, puts Werner Huss to the death of the youthful prince before 31 August 152 BC, an opinion which follows, for example, Christopher Bennett.