Ptolemy XV Caesar “Theos Philopator Philometor” (“the... However, Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC. Plutarch, Cassius Dio and Suetonius state that Octavian killed Antony’s son Marcus Antonius Antyllus and Cleopatra's son with Julius Caesar, Caesarion. In 33 BC, Alexander was engaged to his distant relative Iotapa, a Princess of Media Atropatene and daughter of Artavasdes I.
They were generously received by Octavia, who educated them with her own children.The fate of Alexander Helios is unknown.
For only $5 per month you can become a member and support our mission to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide.Our latest articles delivered to your inbox, once a week:Numerous educational institutions recommend us, including We have also been recommended for educational use by the following publications:Some Rights Reserved (2009-2020) under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license unless otherwise noted.Alexander Helios was probably named after Alexander the Great, a break from tradition, as male members of the Ptolemaic dynasty were usually given the name of Ptolemy. It is unclear what became of Alexander Helios after this point, but Roman accounts do not mention him, unlike his twin sister, in the years that follow. The sources also do not mention when Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus died. Mary’s father, Heli or Alexander Helios III as he was known in history, was a Prince of David, whose father, Prince Mattan or Mattathias was renown, if for nothing else but his marriages to three notable women in Judea.
The next year, they committed suicide as Octavian and his army invaded Egypt. His parents also made him ruler of Armenia, Media, Parthia and any countries yet to be discovered between the Euphrates and Indus Rivers, despite the fact that most of this territory stood outside of their control at that time.
The Armenian king's caution was ultimately not enough to safeguard him, however, as Mark Antony invaded and subdued Armenia that year, taking Artavasdes II and his family as hostages.The conquest of Armenia was celebrated during the Donations of Alexandria in 34 BCE. The twins were the first of three children born to Mark Antony had departed from Egypt shortly before Alexander and his sister were born. Alexander Helios (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Ἥλιος; late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and was the eldest son of the Macedonian queen Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt by Roman triumvir Mark Antony.Alexander’s fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene II. In 33 BC, Alexander was engaged to his distant relative Iotapa, a Princess of Media and daughter of Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene. When Octavian conquered Egypt, he spared Alexander, but took him, his sister and his brother Ptolemy Philadelphus from Egypt to Rome. The next year, they committed suicide as Octavian and his army invaded Egypt. The only further mention of Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus comes from Cassius Dio, who states that when their sister Cleopatra Selene II married King Juba II, Octavian (then named Augustus) spared the lives of Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus as a favor to the couple. If Octavian spared their lives when he conquered Egypt to seem generous, he could have had them killed later. Artavasdes II of Armenia abandoned Antony's cause as the campaign grew increasingly, leaving Antony without crucial reinforcement. Alexander Helios (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος Ἥλιος; late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and was the eldest son of the Macedonian queen Cleopatra VII of Ptolemaic Egypt by Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Geni requires JavaScript!
Iotapa left Egypt to return to her father and later married her maternal cousin King Mithridates III of Commagene, who was of Armenian and Greek descent.When Octavian conquered Egypt, he spared Alexander, but took him, his sister and his brother Ptolemy Philadelphus from Egypt to Rome.
In all likelihood, Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus did not live to adulthood, possibly succumbing to illness.Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation is a non-profit organization. Sehen Sie sich auf LinkedIn das vollständige Profil an. Alexander Helios was born and educated in Alexandria.He was the second of Cleopatra's three sons, Caesarion being the oldest. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni.