Ptolemy XII in 58 BCE had failed…

Ptolemy XII in 58 BCE had failed to comment on the Roman conquest of Cyprus, a territory ruled by his brother, thereby upsetting the Egyptian population to start a rebellion.

Egyptians were already aggravated by heavy taxes (to pay for the Roman bribes) and a substantial increase in the cost of living.

Ptolemy had fled to Rome, possibly with his daughter Cleopatra VII, in search of safety.

His daughter Berenice IV became his successor, ruling as coregent with her sister (or possibly mother) Cleopatra VI Tryphaena.

A year after Ptolemy XII's exile, Cleopatra VI Tryphaena died; Berenice from 57 to 56 has ruled alone over Alexandria.