Ptolemy VIII, king of Egypt

Ptolemy VIII Physcon

8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt

Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II Tryphon, nicknamed Physcon, was a king of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt. He was the younger son of King Ptolemy V and Queen Cleopatra I. His reign was characterised by fierce political and military conflict with his older siblings, Ptolemy VI and…