Ptolemy Apion
Ptolemy Apion or simply known as Apion (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων; between 150 BC and 145 BC – 96 BC) was the last Greek King of Cyrenaica who separated it from the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, and in his last will bequeathed his country to Rome. He was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
| Ptolemy Apion | |
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Portrait of Ptolemy Apion from Herculaneum, presently located at the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. | |
| King of Cyrene | |
| Born | 150-145 BC Cyrene (?) |
| Died | 96 BC |
| Greek | Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπίων |
| House | Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Father | Ptolemy VIII Physcon |
| Mother | Eirene of Cyrene |
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