Ptolemy XIII (Cupiditate Regni Adductus)

Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos Theós Philopátōr, 62-47 BC, reign 62-47 BC) was among the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty. His life was shaped by the chaos of the, which eventually led to his suicide in Alexandria. Ptolemy was originally co-ruler with, and after the ,. Though the forces of Julius Caesar and retreated, Arsinoe's outdated army proved no match for the experienced horse-archers of. After the disastrous, and the deaths of and , the Egyptian royal family fled to Alexandria. When the Parthian forces neared the city, Arsinoe ordered to kill Ptolemy and his brother,, and then himself. Arsinoe then took poison, ending the Ptolemaic dynasty.