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Ptolemy XIV

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Ptolemy XIV (Ptolemy Caesarion), 47–30 B.C., son of Cleopatra Cleopatra , 69 B.C.–30 B.C., queen of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family; there were many earlier Cleopatras.
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 and (almost certainly) Julius Caesar. He became joint ruler with his mother, but played no role in the great and tragic events that brought Egypt and Cleopatra to their doom. Fearing that he might gain popular support, Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) had him put to death.


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After Caesar's death she turned to Mark Antony, but not before having her brother-husband and co-ruler, Ptolemy XIV, murdered.
 
 
 
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