Sole reign (132/1–127 BC) Cleopatra II led a rebellion against Ptolemy VIII in 132/1 BC, and drove him and Cleopatra III out of Alexandria at the end of 131 BC. At this time Ptolemy VIII is said to have had Ptolemy Memphites, his son by his older sister, Cleopatra II, dismembered and his head, hands and feet sent to Cleopatra II in Alexandria as a birthday present.Ptolemy Memphites by Chris BennettGreen 1990: 540; Hölbl 2001: 197-199; Errington 2008: 297-298.
Sole reign (132/1–127 BC) Cleopatra II led a rebellion against Ptolemy VIII in 132/1 BC, and drove him and Cleopatra III out of Alexandria at the end of ?131 BC. At this time Ptolemy VIII is said to have had Ptolemy Memphites, his son by his older sister, Cleopatra II, dismembered and his head, hands and feet sent to Cleopatra II ?in Alexandria as a birthday present.Ptolemy Memphites by Chris Benne?ttGreen 1990: 540; Hölbl 2001: 197-199; Errington 2008: 297-298.