Ptolemy “The Flutist” Executed His Own Daughter

Ptolemy XII, nicknamed Auletes (“the flutist” or “the piper”), lived a life thoroughly suffused with ruthless dynastic intrigue. He grew up during the reign of his formidable grandmother, Cleopatra III (queen of Egypt since 141 or 140 BCE), who, after the death of her husband Ptolemy VIII in 116 BCE, continued to wield power through […] The post Ptolemy “The Flutist” Executed His Own Daughter…