Ptolemy Eupator (, ''Ptolemaios Eupatōr'', "Ptolemy the Well-fathered od) was the son of

Ptolemy VI Philometor Ptolemy VI Philometor (, ''Ptolemaĩos Philomḗtōr'';"Ptolemy, lover of his Mother". 186–145 BC) was a Greek king of Ptolemaic Egypt who reigned from 180 to 164 BC and from 163 to 145 BC. He is often considered the last ruler o ...

and

Cleopatra II Cleopatra II Philometor Soteira (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλομήτωρ Σώτειρα, ''Kleopatra Philomētōr Sōteira''; c. 185 BC – 116/115 BC) was Queen consort of Ptolemaic Egypt from 175 to 170 BC as wife of Ptolemy VI Phil ...

, Dodson and Hilton (2004) p. 280 and for a short time in 152 BC reigned as co-ruler on

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with his father. It is thought that Ptolemy Eupator died in August of that same year. Dodson and Hilton (2004) p. 281 Ptolemy Eupator is attested on small number of documents and inscriptions: he is mentioned in a

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papyrus held by the

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, is referenced as a priest of the cult of Alexander during 158–157 BC, and that he was a

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with his father in 152 BC. Ptolemy Eupator was probably aged 12 or 13 when he died. Ager (2004) p. 180 His name was added to the list of deified Ptolemies, ahead of that of his father, whom he predeceased. When Ptolemy Eupator was first discovered in the lists of deified Ptolemies (which was actually arranged in order of death and deification, not reign), there was a theory that he was an elder brother of his father, and reigned before him. As a result, some 19th-century texts count Ptolemy Philometor as "Ptolemy VII" (instead of "Ptolemy VI"), and increment the numbers of all later Ptolemies by one until "Ptolemy XVI

Caesarion Ptolemy XV Caesar (; , ; 47 BC – late August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (, , "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 10 or 12 ...

" (instead of "Ptolemy XV"). The epithets, which have come down from antiquity, are unchanged. The discovery of a tomb alleged to be his, on Cyprus, was announced in 2017.Feature: Tomb of a Ptolemy king found in Cyprus
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* * 152 BC deaths Ptolemaic dynasty Year of birth unknown Kings of ancient Cyprus 2nd-century BC Egyptian people Priests of the Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great {{Africa-royal-stub