Ptolemy VI Philometor at The Louvre, Paris

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Ptolemy VI Philometor was a king of Egypt from the Ptolemaic period who reigned from 180 to 145 BC. In 170 BC, Seleucid king Antiochus IV began the sixth Syrian War and invaded Egypt twice, but was crowned as its king in 168 after abandoning his claim on orders from the Roman Senate. Ptolemy succeeded at age six and ruled jointly with his mother Cleopatra I until her death in 176 BC. His epithet Philometor implies he who loves his mother, indicating a close bond between them. The following year, he married his sister Cleopatra II as was customary for Pharaohs, adopting many customs from the Egyptian kings. From 169 to 164, Egypt was ruled by a triumvirate consisting of Ptolemy, his sister-queen, and younger brother Ptolemy VIII Physcon. In 164, he was driven out by his brother and went to Rome seeking support from Cato, which he received. He was restored the following year with help from the Alexandrians, but ruled uneasily, cruelly suppressing frequent rebellions. In 152 BC, Ptolemy briefly ruled jointly with one of his sons, known as Ptolemy Eupator, but it is thought that Eupator died that same year. Around 150 BC, he recognized Alexander Balas as Seleucid king by marrying his daughter Cleopatra Thea to him in a ceremony at Ptolemais Akko. In 145 BC, while Alexander was putting down a rebellion in Cilicia, Ptolemy VI invaded Syria, securing safe passage through Judaea from Alexander's vassal Jonathan Maccabee and capturing the city of Seleucia. He remarried his daughter to Alexander's rival Demetrius II and went to Antioch, where he crowned himself King of Asia. Alexander was defeated by Ptolemy when he returned with his army and fled to Arabia, where he was killed. For the first time since the death of Alexander the Great, Egypt and Syria were united. However, Ptolemy died three days later in unknown circumstances. This object is part of "Scan The World", a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks, and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free.