What is Ptolemy XIII (Pharaoh)?
{{Infobox pharaoh | name = Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator | alt_name = {{lang|grc|Πτολεμαίος ΙΓ΄ Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ}} | image = Portrait of Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator.jpg | image_size = | alt = | role = King of the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] | reign = 51–47 BC with [[Cleopatra VII]] and [[Arsinoe IV]] | predecessor = [[Ptolemy XII Auletes]] | successor = [[Ptolemy XIV Philopator]] | birth_date = c. 62 BC | birth_place = | death_date = probably 13 January 47 BC (aged 14) | death_place = [[Nile river]] | burial_place = | spouse = [[Cleopatra VII]] | full name = | regnal name = | dynasty = [[Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic]] | father = [[Ptolemy XII]] }} '''Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator''', also known as '''Ptolemy XIII''', was the [[Pharaoh]] of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and a member of the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. He was the son of Ptolemy XII and ruled Egypt after his father with his sister [[Cleopatra VII]]. However, a [[civil war]] happened between Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra. During this conflict, Ptolemy XIII ruled with his other sister, Arsinoe IV. == Biography == === Pharaoh of Egypt === Ptolemy XIII became the [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]] after his father Ptolemy XII died. Ptolemy XIII was only 11 years old when he became pharaoh, so his sister [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra]] ruled with him as a co-ruler.{{efn|A co ruler is a person who rules with another person. Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra were co-rulers before the civil war.}} Pothinus, a powerful advisor, helped Ptolemy XIII rule because Ptolemy XII was too young.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cassius Dio Cocceianus, Historiae Romanae, book 42, chapter 36, section 1 |url=https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001.perseus-grc1:42.36.1 |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.perseus.tufts.edu}}</ref><ref> Roller, Duane W. (2010), Cleopatra: a biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press p.56-67 </ref> Ptolemy XIII and Pothinus later tried to remove [[Cleopatra]] from ruling