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Ptolemy IX Soter
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Ptolemy IX Soter

Pharaoh

Born 18 February 142 BC · died December 81 BC, aged 61
Also known as Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Ptolemy IX Soter II, Ptolemy VIII Soter II

Who was alive at the same time as Ptolemy IX Soter?

  1. Polybius, c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  2. Hipparchus, c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  3. Gaius Marius, c. 158 – 86 BC
  4. Emperor Wu of Han, 156–87 BC
  5. Sima Qian, c. 140 – BC
  6. Ptolemy IX Soter, 142–81 BC
  7. Tigranes the Great, 140–BC
  8. Sulla, 138–BC
  9. Posidonius, 135–BC
  10. Mithridates VI Eupator, c. 133 – BC
  11. Marcus Terentius Varro, 116–BC
  12. Marcus Licinius Crassus, 115–53 BC
  13. Cicero, 106–43 BC
  14. Pompey, 106–48 BC
  15. Spartacus, 103–71 BC
  16. Cornelius Nepos, c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  17. Julius Caesar, 100–44 BC
  18. Cato the Younger, BC–BC
  19. Lucretius, BC–55 BC
  20. Diodorus Siculus, c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  21. Marcus Junius Brutus, c. 85 – 42 BC
  22. Catullus, c. 84 – c. 54 BC
  23. Sallust, 86–35 BC
  24. Mark Antony, BC–BC

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When Ptolemy IX Soter was born, Emperor Wu of Han was 13, Tiberius Gracchus was 19 or 20, Mithridates I of Parthia was 52 or 53, Jugurtha was 17 or 18 and Carneades was 70 or 71.

When Ptolemy IX Soter died, Julius Caesar was 19, Cicero was 25, Lucretius was 12 or 13, Pompey was 25 and Mark Antony was 1 or 2.

Born during Ptolemy IX Soter’s lifetime: Julius Caesar, Cicero, Lucretius, Catullus, Pompey, Mark Antony, Spartacus and Diodorus Siculus.

Not quite contemporaries: Virgil was born about 11 years after Ptolemy IX Soter died, Cleopatra was born about 10 years after Ptolemy IX Soter died, Cato the Elder died about 7 years before Ptolemy IX Soter was born and Herod the Great was born about 4 years after Ptolemy IX Soter died.

Where Ptolemy IX Soter’s contemporaries were born

Ptolemy IX Soter is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (35 of 44 placed); tap one to open that person.
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The 43 best-known contemporaries

43 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Ptolemy IX Soter. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in 111 BC.

  1. Julius Caesar 100–44 BC
  2. Cicero 106–43 BC
  3. Sima Qian c. 140 – BC
  4. Lucretius BC–55 BC
  5. Catullus c. 84 – c. 54 BC
  6. Pompey 106–48 BC
  7. Mark Antony BC–BC
  8. Spartacus 103–71 BC
  9. Polybius c. 201 – c. 126 BC
  10. Diodorus Siculus c. 90 – c. 20 BC
  11. Hipparchus c. 190 – c. 120 BC
  12. Sallust 86–35 BC
  13. Sulla 138–BC
  14. Marcus Junius Brutus c. 85 – 42 BC
  15. Marcus Terentius Varro 116–BC
  16. Marcus Licinius Crassus 115–53 BC
  17. Tigranes the Great 140–BC
  18. Gaius Marius c. 158 – 86 BC
  19. Emperor Wu of Han 156–87 BC
  20. Mithridates VI Eupator c. 133 – BC
  21. Cato the Younger BC–BC
  22. Cornelius Nepos c. 100 – c. 25 BC
  23. Posidonius 135–BC
  24. Apollodorus of Athens c. 180 – c. 115 BC
  25. Tiberius Gracchus 162–133 BC
  26. Catiline 108–62 BC
  27. Ptolemy XII Auletes 117–BC
  28. Scipio Aemilianus c. 185 – 129 BC
  29. Lepidus c. 90 – BC
  30. Mithridates I of Parthia 195–132 BC
  31. Jugurtha 160–104 BC
  32. Carneades 213–129 BC
  33. Cleopatra II c. 186 – 116 BC
  34. Ptolemy VIII Physcon 182–116 BC
  35. Cleopatra III c. 161 – 101 BC
  36. Gaius Gracchus c. 154 – 121 BC
  37. Ptolemy X Alexander I c. 139 – BC
  38. Lucullus c. 117 – c. 57 BC
  39. Zhang Qian 200 – c. 114 BC
  40. Dionysius Thrax 170–BC
  41. Lucius Cornelius Cinna 135–BC
  42. Cleopatra IV c. 138 – 112 BC
  43. Alexander Jannaeus c. 127 – BC