Ptolemy IX Lathyros

Ptolemy IX Lathyros was a Ptolemaic king of Egypt whose reign was marked by dynastic conflict with his mother Cleopatra III and rival family members. Ptolemy IX Lathyros held the title of pharaoh.

His career reflects the violent internal politics of late Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemy IX Lathyros also held the offices or ranks of pharaoh. Ptolemy IX Lathyros belonged to the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Steven Saylor’s Raiders of the Nile sets Gordianus’s Egyptian adventure amid the dynastic struggle between Ptolemy IX Lathyros and his brother Ptolemy X. Although the mystery centres on kidnapping and grave robbery, the exiled king’s claim and the instability surrounding the Alexandrian throne create the political disorder in which the criminals and royal factions operate.