A portrait of Ptolemy IX (from a coin of the time). Also known as Ptolemy IX Soter II and by his nickname Lathyros meaning 'chickpea' He became king (Pharaoh of Egypt after the death of his father Ptolemy VIII in 116 BC, and ruled jointly with his mother Cleopatra III.

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