Philopator ( el, Φιλοπάτωρ), meaning "father-loving", was a common royal

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Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator Antiochus X Eusebes Philopator ( grc, Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; – 92 or 88 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria during the Hellenistic period between 95 BC and 92 BC or 89/88 BC (224 ...

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Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator Ariarathes V Eusebes Philopator ( grc-gre, Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ; reigned 163–130 BC) was a son of the preceding king Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia and queen Antiochis. He was distinguished by his contemporaries ...

, King of Cappadocia *

Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator Ariarathes IX Eusebes Philopator ( grc, Ἀριαράθης Εὐσεβής Φιλοπάτωρ, Ariaráthēs Eusebḗs Philopátōr; reigned c. 100–85 BC), was made king of Cappadocia by his father King Mithridates VI of Pontus after the assass ...

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Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator Ariarathes VI Epiphanes Philopator ( grc, Ἀριαράθης Ἐπιφανής Φιλοπάτωρ), was the Ariarathid king of Cappadocia from 130 BC to 116 BC. He was the youngest son of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and Nysa of Cappadocia. Name ...

, King of Cappadocia * Ariobarzanes II Philopator, King of Cappadocia * Arsinoe III Philopator, Queen of Egypt *

Cleopatra VII Philopator Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. ...

, Queen of Egypt * Mithridates IV Philopator Philadelphos, King of Pontus *

Ptolemy IV Philopator egy, Iwaennetjerwymenkhwy Setepptah Userkare Sekhemankhamun Clayton (2006) p. 208. , predecessor = Ptolemy III , successor = Ptolemy V , horus = ''ḥnw-ḳni sḫꜤi.n-sw-it.f'Khunuqeni sekhaensuitef'' The strong youth whose f ...

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Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator ( gr, Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Φιλοπάτωρ, ''Ptolemaĩos Néos Philopátōr'' "Ptolemy the New Beloved of his Father") was a Ptolemaic king of Egypt. His reign is controversial, and it is possible that he ...

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Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator ( grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος Θεός Φιλοπάτωρ, ''Ptolemaĩos''; c. 62 BC – 13 January 47 BC) was Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 47 BC, and one of the last members of the Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BC) ...

, King of Egypt * Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, son of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar *

Seleucus IV Philopator Seleucus IV Philopator (Greek: Σέλευκος Φιλοπάτωρ; c. 218 – 3 September 175 BC), ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, reigned from 187 BC to 175 BC over a realm consisting of Syria (now including Cilicia and Judea), Mesop ...

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Strato III Soter Philopator Strato III Philopator ( el, Στράτων Γ΄ Φιλοπάτωρ; epither means "the Father-loving") was an Indo-Greek king who ruled c. 25 BCE to 10 CE. He is only known through the joint coins with his father Strato II. He may have been su ...

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Philopator I Philopator I ( grc, Φιλοπάτωρ) was the Roman client king of Cilicia briefly in 31–30 BC. He was a son of Tarcondimotus I, and like his father at first sided with Mark Antony during the civil war between him and Octavian. After Octavian's ...

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Philopator II Philopator II ( grc, Φιλοπάτωρ) was a Cilician king who died in 17 AD.Tacitus, The Annals 2.42 His death induced a commotion amongst his realm. This prompted the Roman emperor Tiberius to send his heir Germanicus Germanicus Julius Cae ...

, Roman client king of Cilicia * ''Philopator'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Zygaenidae

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