In the late 4th century BC, a Greek family lasted for three centuries.
All the kings of this family called themselves "Ptolemy"
Almost all of its properties were called Cleopatra.
The lives of all the men and women of this family have ended almost tragically, less than they say.
Ptolemy I, the founder of the dynasty, was Alexander's great companion in arms, born in Macedonia in 360 BC.
Ptolemy II, nicknamed a friend of his brethren, the second king of the dynasty, was usually fired to be saved by all his successors.
When he ascended the throne in 283 BC, until he ordered the killing of two of his brothers and denied his wife to marry one of his sisters.
Ptolemy the Third only married his cousin and did not destroy her.
Ptolemy IV, nicknamed his father's friend, questioned his command and accused him of poisoning his father in order to seize power.
Since he took power in 222 BC, he ordered the execution of his mother, brother and sister Arsenewe, who at the time was his wife!
Sixth Ptolemy, aka his mother's friend, also married his sister, but was forced under the influence of pressure to involve his wife and brother in the exercise of judgment.
When he died, he was succeeded by his son Ptolemy VII, and his mother called him one king over the country.
However, his uncle, who co-ruled with his father, married the mother's queen (his sister and his brother's widow).
On the day of his wedding, he ordered the assassination of his nephew, nephew and wife at the same time ..!
And succeeded him in the government under the name of Ptolemy VIII nicknamed al-Muhsin, also known as Almnoukh, and evil, all without resistance.
Ptolemy VIII divorced his sister after marriage and married her daughter (the daughter of his sister and brother)!
He fled to Cyprus in 130 years.
In order to avenge his sister, he killed the son whom he gave birth to (Ptolemy Mmovets).
The king never reconciled with his sister and involved one of his sons from his first marriage. But behind him is another son whom he gave birth to the daughter of his sister, and was ruled under the name Ptolemy X.
Ptolemy X, nicknamed Hummus, married his sister, just as his predecessors did.
One of his younger brothers (Ptolemy XI) removed him from the throne, but he soon recovered him.
He gave birth to his sister Cleopatra, and when he divorced, she married from outside the family. Another sister, Cleopatra, was killed.
A year later, her second sister, herself in turn, was assassinated by her brother-in-law (the second husband of her elder sister). A third sister married her brother the king.
When the latter died, the daughter of one of these sisters was taken over.
Since she had no brother, she married her cousin Ptolemy XII.
Shortly after his marriage, the latter killed his wife. His descendants killed him.
He took over the rule of the legitimate son of Ptolemy X, and called himself the name of Ptolemy XIII the Flute. The king rebelled against him and took him out of the government and replaced him with two of his daughters. When one of them died, the king returned and killed the second and restored the throne.
Then he made a will to leave the throne to his eldest son Ptolemy XIV, in partnership with his third daughter.
Ptolemy died fourteen years before the marriage on the impact of an incident was succeeded by a younger brother Ptolemy XV, and married his sister, which Ftkt.
The latter were like their gifts and their names called (Cleopatra)
