Editing Cleopatra II (section)

===Second co-regency (124–116/5 BC)===
[[File:Wall relief Kom Ombo15.JPG|thumb|500px|right|Wall relief of Cleopatra III, Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII before Horus]]

A public reconciliation of Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII was declared in 124 BC. After this she ruled jointly with her brother and daughter until June 116 BC when Ptolemy died. Among amnesty decrees seeking to heal the conflicts stirred by the recent civil war, Cleopatra II's murdered son Ptolemy Memphites was deified as the God [[Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator|Neos Philopator]] in 118 BC.<ref name="Livius-CleopatraII"/><ref>Hölbl 2001: 201-203; Errington 2008: 298-299; Green 1990: 541-542 still follows the earlier identification with Ptolemy, the son of Ptolemy VI and Cleopatra II.</ref>

Ptolemy VIII left the kingdom to be ruled by Cleopatra III and one of their sons. At the wishes of the [[Alexandria]]ns, Cleopatra III chose [[Ptolemy IX Lathyros|Ptolemy Lathyros]], her elder son, as her co-ruler.<ref name="CB-CleopatraII"/> However, Cleopatra II retained seniority in the ruling triumvirate.<ref>Errington 2008: 299-300.</ref>

Cleopatra II disappeared from historical records sometime around October 116 BC.<ref name="Livius-CleopatraII"/> She is believed to have died in about 116 or 115 BC.<ref name="CB-CleopatraII"/><ref name="Livius-CleopatraII"/>