Ptolemy Apion | |
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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 |
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.[1] He was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty.