| Preceded by: Ptolemy V |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Ptolemy VIII | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ptolemy VI Philometor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλομήτωρ Romanized: Ptolemaios Philometor Latin: Ptolemaeus Philomater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ring with the engraved portrait of Ptolemy VI wearing the double crown.© | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 180–164 BC and 163–145 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nomen |
Ptolemy, who Lives Eternally, Beloved of Ptah | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Ptolemy V | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Cleopatra I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consort(s) | Cleopatra II | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Ptolemy Eupator, Ptolemy (VII?), Cleopatra Thea, Cleopatra III | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May/June 186 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 145 BC (aged 41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Alexandria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- For other pages by this name, see Ptolemy.
Ptolemy VI Philometor (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Φιλομήτωρ, "Ptolemy, who Loves his Mother", 186–145 BCE), was the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 180 to 164 BCE and 163 to 145 BCE. He was the eldest son and successor of Ptolemy V by Cleopatra I. From 170 BC, his sister-wife Cleopatra II and his younger brother Ptolemy VIII were co-rulers alongside him. Ptolemy VI was temporarily disposed from the throne by Ptolemy VIII in 164 BC, but was restored the next year.
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| Predecessor: Ptolemy V |
Pharaoh of Egypt Ptolemaic Dynasty |
Successor: Ptolemy VIII |