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Alexander Helios

 

Alexander Helios1, son of Cleopatra VII and Antony2, born 403, declared king of Armenia and king of kings of Media and Parthia4 and engaged to Iotape, daughter of Artavasdes I, king of Media Atropatene5 at the Donations of Alexandria in autumn 346, placed under the guardianship of Octavia, sister of Augustus, after the annexation of Egypt7, further career unknown; possibly died between 29 and 258. No marriages or children are known.

Update Notes:

11 Feb 2002: Added individual trees
28 Feb 2002: Split into separate entry
18 May 2003: Changed Plutarch Xrefs to the Lacus Curtius edition
18 Oct 2004: Changed Periochae Xref to Lendering translation
6 Nov 2004: Added notes on Roller's discussion of the date of his death.
11 Mar 2005: Added Greek transcription

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