person
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos (Auletes)
Ptolemy Auletes
also: Ptolemy
King of Egypt; expelled by Alexandrian uprising 58 BC, restored to the throne by A. Gabinius's army from Syria in spring 55 BC; father of Cleopatra VII.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 4.10 §1 Ptolemy
Ptolemy XII Neos Dionysos, called Auletes (the Flute-Player), king of Egypt; expelled by an Alexandrian uprising in 58 BC, after long lobbying restored to his throne by A. Gabinius's army from Syria in spring 55 BC.
- Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book II §76 name King Ptolemy
The senate's recognition of Ptolemy XII Auletes as the legitimate king of Egypt was a recurring matter of intense lobbying and bribery in the late 70s; Cicero's casual mention of it as the kind of business Verres would vote on as senator is a sharp glance at the contemporary political scene.