Person
Ptolemy IX Lathyros
king of Egypt
b. 143 BCE – d. 81 BCE
World The Middle of The Earth
Ptolemy IX Soter II or Lathyros ("grass pea") is king of Egypt three times, from 116 BCE to 110 BC, 109 BCE to 107 BCE and 88 BCE to 81 BCE, with intervening periods ruled by his brother, Ptolemy X Alexander.
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Moran, J. (2017). Ptolemy IX Lathyros. History Atlas. Retrieved 5 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/ptolemy-ix-lathyros/
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