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Ptolemy of Cyprus

also: Ptolemy, king of Cyprus, the king of Cyprus

King of Cyprus, brother of Ptolemy XII of Egypt, whose kingdom Clodius's law annexed and whose treasure M. Cato was sent to collect; he took poison rather than submit. Cicero cites the affair to expose Clodius's hypocrisy over extraordinary commands.

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