Princess Arsinoe

Arsinoe, along with Juba II, elicited sympathy from the crowd. [13] Despite the custom of strangling prominent prisoners in triumphs when the festivities concluded, Caesar was pressured to spare Arsinoë and granted her sanctuary at the temple of Artemis in Ephesus. Arsinoe IV was the youngest sister of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra - and she became a tragic victim of her powerful sibling's political plots.

Amidst the Alexandrian War, Arsinoe had attempted to lead a rebellion against Cleopatra, who had formed an alliance with Julius Caesar. Arsinoë IV (d. 41 BCE) was a Ptolemaic princess who rebelled against her sister Cleopatra VII during the Alexandrian War in 48 BCE.

After being defeated by Cleopatra's ally Julius Caesar, she was a. Arsinoe IV (born c. 63 bc -died 41 bc) was the youngest daughter of the Macedonian king Ptolemy XII Auletes of Egypt, sister of Cleopatra VII and the kings Ptolemy XIII and XIV.

During the Alexandrian war, Arsinoe attempted to lead the native forces against Cleopatra, who had allied herself with Julius Caesar. Researchers hope they've found the remains of Cleopatra's murdered sister, Princess Arsinoe IV, who was killed after the Romans helped quash an Egyptian power struggle. Arsinoe (fl.

4th c. bce) Egyptian princess. Name variations: Arsinoë.

Pronunciation: Ar-SIN-o-ee. Born during the 4th century bce; married Lagus (Loqus); children: Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. She was the first Arsinoe of the Ptolemaic dynasty.

A concubine of Philip II of Macedon, she was presented by him in marriage to a Macedonian soldier named Lagus shortly before the birth of her son. Caesar spared Arsinoe from strangling and granted her sanctuary at the great temple of Artemis in Ephesus. From there, the younger sister monitored the older sister's movements, aware that Cleopatra was just as wary of her.

For as long as Arsinoe remained alive, she would remain a real threat to Cleopatra's power. Yet, Arsinoe's life, marked by defiance and tragedy, offers a compelling narrative of a princess who dared to challenge the tides of power in ancient Egypt. Born around 63 BCE, Arsinoe IV was the youngest daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, the Macedonian king of Egypt.

173) Arsinoë IV Egyptian Queen and Cleopatra VII's Younger Sister Born: c.68 BC, Alexandria, Ancient Egypt Died: c.41 BC The Temple of Artemis, Ephesus, Ancient Roman Empire (Present-day Ephesus, Turkey) Arsinoë may have been Ptolemy XIII's twin sister. In 48 BC, Arsinoë's siblings Cleopatra VII and Ptolemy XIII started a civil war over who would be sole ruler of Egypt. The Macedonian princess Arsinoe, daughter of Ptolemy Soter of Egypt and the new wife of of Lysimachus, Macedonian king of Thrace and the greater part of Asia Minor, persuades him to have the son of his former wife Amastris, the widowed niece of the last Persian king Darius III, who had divorced herself from Lysimachus, put to death so that her own sons by him would one day inherit the crown.