Alexander Helios (40 BCE – c. late 1st century BCE) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the second oldest son of Cleopatra VII (69 BCE – 30 BCE) and the twin brother of Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE – 5 BCE). He spent the majority of his life in Alexandria, not meeting his father Mark Antony (83 BCE – 30 BCE) until he was three years old.
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41 BCECleopatra and Mark Antony meet at Tarsus.
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40 BCEAlexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene II are born.
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37 BCECleopatra VII and her son Caesarion meet Mark Antony in Antioch.
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34 BCEThe Donations of Alexandria, an elaborate coronation ceremony in which Caesarion and Alexander Helios were named King of Kings and their mother Cleopatra VII was named Queen of Kings, took place in the Egyptian capital.
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34 BCERoman general Mark Antony attacks Armenia. The Armenian king Artavasdes II is taken captive to Alexandria.
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2 Sep 31 BCEThe Battle of Actium. Octavian defeats Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII.
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1 Aug 30 BCEAfter Octavian has declined to negotiate, Cleopatra reportedly commits suicide; Mark Antony stabs himself, only later finding Cleopatra still lives, and dies.
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29 BCECleopatra Selene II and her brother Alexander Helios are paraded in Augustus' Roman triumph.
