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Ptolemy VI Making Offerings to the Gods, Kom Ombo
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A relief from the temple at Kom Ombo in Egypt depicting Ptolemy VI Philometor (r. 180-145 BCE) making offerings to the gods. Ptolemy can be seen at the far right, holding offerings.
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Claudius Ptolemy Portrait
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A 15th-century portrait of the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 - c. 170 CE) attributed to Justus van Gent or Pedro Berruguete. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Ptolemy XV
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This larger than life 1st Century BCE granite head was found in the submerged sections of ancient Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed to have been a part of a statue depicting Ptolemy XV, commonly known as "Caesarion" (Greek for "Little Caesar"...
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Statue of Ptolemy XII
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Limestone statue of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), c. 55 BCE.
Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria.
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Bust of Ptolemy I
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This is a fragment of a basalt statue of Ptolemy I (general of Alexander the Great), who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt. He wears the Egyptian royal headdress and the protective serpent. It is said that it was found in the lining...
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Ptolemy XII Pylon, Edfu Temple
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Relief from the Temple of Horus at Edfu, depicting Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE) smiting his enemies. 1st century BCE.
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Ptolemy I
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Ptolemy I (366-282 BCE), gold pentadrachm. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Ptolemy XII Tetradrachm
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A silver tetradrachm of Ptolemy XII (r. 80-51 BCE), minted in Alexandria, Egypt.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Ptolemy V
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Ptolemy V (r. 205-181 BCE) gold octadrachm. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
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Antioch
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Antioch or Antiochia was an ancient city located on the Orontes River near the Amanus Mountains in Syria. The “land of four cities” - Seleucia, Apamea, Laodicea, and Antiochia - was founded by Seleucus I Nicator (Victor) between 301 and 299...