Cleopatra Thea

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Cleopatra Thea was a Hellenistic Seleucid queen of Syria who played a central role in the dynasty’s turbulent political and military struggles in the 2nd century BCE.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cleopatra Thea canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic queen ⓘ
Ptolemaic princess ⓘ
Seleucid monarch ⓘ
queen of Syria ⓘ
alliance Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Antioch ⓘ
child Antiochus IX Cyzicenus ⓘ
Antiochus VI Dionysus ⓘ
Antiochus VIII Grypus ⓘ
Laodice (daughter of Cleopatra Thea) ⓘ
Seleucus V Philometor ⓘ
coinageDepicts Cleopatra Thea with royal diadem ⓘ
conflict Seleucid dynastic civil wars ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid civil wars
countryOfCitizenship Seleucid Empire ⓘ
culture Hellenistic Greek ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 164 BCE ⓘ
dateOfDeath 121 BCE ⓘ
dynasty Ptolemaic dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Lagid dynasty

Seleucid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Seleucid kings
epithet Thea ⓘ
era 2nd century BCE ⓘ
father Ptolemy VI Philometor ⓘ
givenName Cleopatra ⓘ
hasTitle Basilissa (Queen) ⓘ
linked to: Basilissa (queen)

Thea (Goddess) ⓘ
killedBy Antiochus VIII Grypus ⓘ
mannerOfDeath poisoning ⓘ
mother Cleopatra II of Egypt ⓘ
nativeLanguage Greek ⓘ
notableFor central role in Seleucid dynastic struggles ⓘ
co-rule with her sons ⓘ
multiple dynastic marriages ⓘ
placeOfBirth Ptolemaic Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ptolemaic Kingdom
placeOfDeath Seleucid Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
Queen regnant of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ
co-ruler of Syria ⓘ
predecessor Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Alexander Balas ⓘ
Antiochus VII Sidetes ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator ⓘ
succeededBy Antiochus VIII Grypus ⓘ
territoryRuled Syria ⓘ
parts of the Seleucid Empire ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seventh Syrian War → participant → Cleopatra Thea ⓘ
Antiochus VII Sidetes → spouse → Cleopatra Thea ⓘ
Demetrius II Nicator → spouse → Cleopatra Thea ⓘ
Alexander Balas → spouse → Cleopatra Thea ⓘ