Caesarion
Last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt from 44 to 30 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Rome episode, see Caesarion (Rome).
Not to be confused with Caesarean section.
Ptolemy XV Caesar[lower-alpha 2] (/ˈtɒləmi/; Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Καῖσαρ, Ptolemaios Kaisar; 23 June 47 BC – 29 August 30 BC), nicknamed Caesarion (Greek: Καισαρίων, Kaisaríōn, "Little Caesar"), was the last pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, reigning with his mother Cleopatra VII from 2 September 44 BC until her death by 12 August 30 BC, then as sole ruler until his death was ordered by Octavian (who would become the first Roman emperor as Augustus).
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Caesarion | |
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Theos Philopator Philometor | |
Pharaoh | |
King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom | |
Reign | 2 September 44 BC – late August 30 BC with Cleopatra VII (until 12 August 30 BC) |
Predecessor | Ptolemy XIV and Cleopatra VII |
Successor | Position abolished[lower-alpha 1] |
Father | Julius Caesar (reputedly) |
Mother | Cleopatra VII |
Born | 23 June 47 BC Ptolemaic Kingdom |
Died | 29 August 30 BC (aged 17)[citation needed] Alexandria, Roman Egypt |
Dynasty | Ptolemaic dynasty |
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Caesarion was the eldest son of Cleopatra and the only known biological son of Julius Caesar, after whom he was named. He was the last sovereign member of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.