Ptolemy Lathyrus

Also known as: Lathyrus / Ptolemy · Family: Egypt · Role: king · First appears: Book I, Chapter 4

Life events

Ptolemy assassinated Simon at a feast.(Book I, Chapter 2)
- With: Simon (brother of Jonathan)
- “This Simon also had a plot laid against him, and was slain at a feast by his son-in-law Ptolemy”
Ptolemy killed John's family and fled to Zeno.(Book I, Chapter 2)
- With: John Hyrcanus Zeno Cotylas
- “Ptolemy was freed from being besieged, and slew the brethren of John, with their mother, and fled to Zeno, who was also called Cotylas, who was tyrant of Philadelphia.”
Philippio married Alexandra, was killed by Ptolemy, and Ptolemy then married Alexandra.(Book I, Chapter 9 · 📍 Ascalon)
- With: Philippio Alexandra
- “falling in love with the younger daughter, he married her, and was afterwards slain by his father on her account; for Ptolemy himself, after he had slain his son, married her, whose name was Alexandra”
Ptolemy was killed during an insurrection in Galilee.(Book I, Chapter 16)
- “fell unexpectedly upon Ptolemy, the general of his forces, and slew him;”
c. 72 · Ptolemy granted Onias permission to build a temple in Egypt.(Book VII, Chapter 10 · 📍 Egypt)
- With: Onias
- “So Ptolemy complied with his proposals, and gave him a place one hundred and eighty furlongs distant from Memphis.”

enemies with Alexander (unresolved ch004) “Now it happened that there was a battle between him and Ptolemy, who was called Lathyrus, who had taken the city Asochis.”
parent: Cleopatra “But when this Ptolemy was pursued by his mother Cleopatra, and retired into Egypt”

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.