Person

Ptolemy Apion

d. 96 BCE · 2nd century BCE

Ptolemy Apion was a son of Ptolemy VIII who became king of Cyrene when Cyrenaica was separated from Egypt around 116 BCE. Little is known of his reign. On his death in 96 BCE he bequeathed his kingdom to Rome, which organised it as the province of Cyrenaica in 74 BCE.

Ptolemy Apion
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Ptolemaic Kingdom of CyreneRoman Cyrenaica

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