Cleopatra I Syra - Family

Family

Cleopatra I was the daughter of Antiochus III the Great, King of the Seleucid Empire, and Queen Laodice III. She married Ptolemy V, King of Egypt, in 193 BC. They had at least three children:

  • Ptolemy VI born in 186 BC
  • Cleopatra II born ca 187 – 185 BC
  • Ptolemy VIII born ca 184 BC

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